#wildlife-encounters

#wildlife-encounters

Imagine waking up on a ship surrounded by icebergs, camping in the snowy wilderness and kayaking among the exhalations of humpback whales. You can also take part in a polar plunge, board small zodiac boats to search for leopard seals and collect samples for science research.

One of the homeowners found the bear as he entered his garage around 4:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The man subsequently backed away, but the bear scratched his hand and followed him into the house, the department said. While in the house, the bear also scratched the other homeowner. Eventually, the bear left the house. Both residents had minor injuries and were released from the hospital, the department said.

The ice had probably just frozen over when one of our employees, Danny, spotted Charlie skating and got that photo,

I shoved the board towards the shark and tried to kick to get away, but then it let go of the board pretty quickly and just swam away.

That's good advice, said California Fish & Wildlife PIO Krysten Kellum. "Mountain lions are most active from dusk to dawn… keep kids and small animals close."