Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack mammals. The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, ...

Grizzly bears, for example, are a subspecies of brown bear found in parts of North America. There are many different ...

Human-Wildlife Interactions, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Winter 2018), pp. 411-416 (6 pages) Over a century after extirpation from Indiana, USA, 2 American black bears (Ursus americanus) were confirmed in the ...

Michigan black bears are leaving hibernation for the spring season. Experts offer guidance in case of bear encounters in northern Michigan. Michigan is home to more than 12,000 black bears, and ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. For millennia the Kitasoo native people on Canada’s Pacific coast have known this bear and its legend. As the ...

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas. The decision comes after a successful inaugural hunt in 2024, where ...

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 ...