American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

Behavior Solitary animals, black bears roam large territories, though they do not protect them from other bears. Males might wander a 15- to 80-square-mile home range.

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

American black bears have been spotted in backyards, fast food parking lots and just roaming down the street of suburban neighborhoods.

But American black bears are mostly herbivores, and 96% of their diet is grasses, tubers, roots, and yes, flowers from people’s gardens and yards, Searles said.

Missouri is home to the American black bear. Their rounded ears and stout legs are known to many and, although mostly silent, black bears can grunt, squeak, roar and make other noises.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen an uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three incidents in the past week, the park said Aug. 13.

Los Gatos renter gets more than he bargained for when he set up a wildlife camera in his backyard. Wildlife specialists can’t agree whether is a black bear or a badger.

Indiana's first wild American black bear in 145 years was first spotted in a forest northwest of South Bend in June and was seen in several locations in both states during the summer.