The black bear population is increasing in Southwest Florida, leading to more encounters with humans. Growth and development are encroaching on bear habitats, causing bears to venture into ...

Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April ...

A North Carolina man decided to take a more creative approach to tackling a persistent bear problem in his backyard by putting on a cartoony bear costume and, somehow, successfully scaring the ...

Grizzly bears and black bears occupy much of the same territory in North America, and the two species are known to be fierce competitors. As the one of the continent’s top predators, grizzlies ...

Inside a split oak tree, several feet above the forest floor, she was cuddled up with her two newborn cubs. The Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), is one of 16 subspecies of the ...

The bear seemingly came out of nowhere and shocked David Oppenheimer, who was relaxing in his backyard before the unexpected guest arrived A relaxing moment outside after a work day brought a ...

Bear season is coming early this year and black bears are “pretty much everywhere,” according to wildlife experts across New England. With warming temperatures comes the conclusion of the ...

Louisiana is expanding black bear hunting just one year after its first season in decades, more than doubling the number of hunters allowed to participate and more than tripling the number of ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host three virtual meetings in April to discuss a potential black bear hunt. The FWC is considering a hunt because the state's ...

MISSOURI, USA — Bear sightings have gotten more frequent throughout Missouri as the animal population continues to bounce back from being hunted to death in the 1930s. Conservation efforts have ...

Their eyes glinted in the darkness as they lumbered through the rugged terrain of Hood Mountain Regional Park: a mother black bear with her two cubs trailing closely behind. Trail camera footage ...