https://freerepublic.com/tag/bearsteaks/ en-us Sat, 8 Aug 2026 12:04:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391077/posts Cornell has updated its Community Living Standards to include a clause banning the processing of wild animals in communal kitchens. The update follows a September incident in which students skinned and butchered a legally hunted bear in a shared kitchen in Ganędagǫ: Hall, a residence hall on North Campus. A University spokesperson confirmed that the update is a response to the Ganędagǫ: Hall incident. “The policy aims to provide clarity regarding what is or is not appropriate to do in a communal kitchen space,” the spokesperson wrote. On Sept. 6, two students hunted and killed an adult black bear in... The Cornell Sun https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391077/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2026 12:04:15 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1402863/posts May 15-21, 2005 is national Bear Awareness Week. This event is being held to educate the public about the integral role that bears play in nature as well as the importance of respecting biological diversity. There are eight species of bears around the world and here in North America we are lucky enough to have three of them: polar bear (Ursus maritimus); grizzly (brown) bear (Ursus arctos); and the American black bear (Ursus americanus). The International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) maintains an excellent web site with additional information regarding the other five species of bears from around... Defenders of Wildlife https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1402863/posts#comment Sat, 14 May 2005 00:56:02 GMT