Spirit bears, which have white coats, are a type of black bear that occurs when a black bear inherits a specific recessive ...

It has become increasingly common to see black bears heading into suburban areas as they emerge from their winter rest, a ...

World Bear Day encourages us to pause and see bears in a new light - not just as powerful animals, but as vital members of the natural world.

Weighing bear cubs and measuring teeth are part of Nate Bowersock’s regular workday with the Missouri Department of ...

Explore Vermont’s growing black bear population, key habitats, and seasonal movement patterns across the state.

From Glacier to the Greater Yellowstone, learn where Montana’s bears live, why they choose these habitats, and how people can ...

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 ...

On a biting morning with a dusting of snow on the ground, a doctor and his assistants crowded around a patient in the woods.

As shocking as Susan and her bear neighbors' relationship may be, it's important to remember that they are the exception. In ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Most people who won permits to participate in the first Florida black bear hunt since 2015 came away empty-handed. Jeff Nemeth wasn’t one of them – he and his son harvested a 503-pound ...

The orphaned bear cubs will receive intensive care even as their exposure to humans is limited, the San Diego Humane Society ...