New Mexico’s official state animal is the American black bear, but the choice reflected more than the presence of a large mammal in the state’s forests. Lawmakers selected the black bear in 1963 ...

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

Black bears inhabit over forty U.S. states, from Alaska’s vast forests to Florida’s swamps. Alaska has the largest population ...

As we emerge from our cozy winter dens, excited about warmer spring weather, so too are bears coming out of hibernation. This means that conflicts between humans and bears are likely to increase soon.

EXPECT COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. WELL, RIGHT NOW WE’RE ON BLACK BEAR WATCH ACROSS THE METRO. THE LATEST SIGHTING EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE HICKMAN MILLS AREA. A PREVIOUS STOP OUTSIDE A FIRE STATION ...

Black bears will be active in Michigan through fall. Learn how to bear-proof your yard, and safely react if there is an ...

EAST TEXAS, (KLTV) - An American black bear spotted in Cherokee and Anderson counties may be the first to spend the winter in East Texas in over 50 years. Texas Parks and Wildlife said they have been ...

LEARNED ABOUT THIS UNEXPECTED VISITOR? THIS TOOK NEIGHBORS BY SURPRISE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES SAYS HE'S NOT HERE TO DO ANY HARM BUT YOU DO NEED TO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE.

The century-old Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka said that a wild, young American black bear broke into the facility and paid a visit to three captive bears of the same species. An employee happened upon ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

Park rangers said there have been several bear encounters on the trail, including one that chased visitors.