North Carolina supports one of the largest black bear populations in the southeastern United States. These animals can be ...

Vermont may be known for maple syrup and fall foliage, but it is increasingly recognized for something wilder: a growing ...

Several members of my family, in different parts of Virginia, have seen bears in their back yard. Some years ago, a bear used ...

American black bears, Ursus americanus, are native to Summit County and were here long before humans arrived. We’ve built our homes and infrastructure in black-bear habitat. Black bears have four main ...

Idaho supports large populations of bears across a wide range of landscapes. From the wet forests of the Panhandle to the ...

Black bears roam throughout California, with the largest concentration in the northern part of the state. Typically, these clever bears stick to their habitats, leaving humans alone. But their ...

Celebrate World Bear Day 2026 on March 23. Explore, date, Theme, history and significance and key facts about the world's ...

Quick Take Black bears are the only bear species in Tennessee and have expanded across multiple regions due to conservation ...

Quick Take The Louisiana black bear, a subspecies of the American black bear, once almost disappeared from the state entirely. The black bear was named the official state mammal in 1992. In 2016, the ...

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 ...

As Missouri's black bear population tops 1,000, MU experts share practical tips to avoid encounters on the trail and at camp, ...