From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

Topanga has a new and rarely seen neighbor: a 175-pound mama bear and her three adorable black bear cubs. KTLA's Annie Rose ...

The black bear was spotted in a field near Pataskala, about 20 miles east of Columbus, on June 10, WBNS TV-10 reports. The last bear sighting in Licking County was in 2003.

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

The man saw the 2-year-old male black bear in his yard at about 2 a.m. outside his home near Bakersville. He shot the bear three times with a high-powered rifle.

The black bears are out and roaming in Ohio. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, its fifth since the 1990s. Here's what happened.

With approximately 300,000 black bears in the United States, this species is the country’s most abundant bear, and their numbers are only increasing. Having suffered from severe overhunting in ...

Florida's Wildlife Commission approved a black bear hunting season for December, facing immediate legal challenges from ...

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.

A young black bear’s adventure in the city has had a happy ending after wildlife officials used jelly doughnuts and sardines to lure him to safety from a tree next to a hospital in North ...

This is a fun new website featuring 80+ years of artifacts & memorabilia related to Smokey Bear, the famous spokesbear for ...