Age, sex, season, and population density are important determinants of home range size. Home ranges overlap; males have larger (100-125 sq. mi) ranges that females (24-50 sq. mi). North American ...

The filmmakers behind The Americas worked with scientists who had been tracking a female bear and knew where she was ...

such as the American black bear, the largest ones are found in the northern latitudes and the smallest are located in the warmest latitudes. So, the bears in Florida range from 250 to 350 pounds ...

There is science, not just folklore, behind several of the spirit bear’s traits. By genus and species, it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same ...

Leeper and a team of wildlife staff and volunteers trek across the range of black bear in varied sections of central and northern Minnesota, visiting GPS-collared bears to continue adding to one ...

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 ...