"At first I thought it was the neighbor's dog running loose-until I zoomed in on it." The animal caught on camera was a black ...

From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) numbers around 60,000 in North America, making it the continent’s most common bear. It is found throughout most of Canada and in 40 of the 50 U.S. states.

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

North American black bears (Ursus americanus) are generally solitary animals, except for mothers with cubs and pairs during mating season. Sometimes, several bears will gather in areas with ...

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. This final piece in ...

A young black bear’s adventure in the city has had a happy ending after wildlife officials used jelly doughnuts and sardines to lure him to safety from a tree next to a hospital in North ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen an uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three incidents in the past week, the park said Aug. 13.

While these bears look similar to the Florida bear, they are classified as a different subspecies, the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus americanus. In addition to these core areas, sporadic ...

In a state with such iconic megafauna as the Florida panther and the American alligator, the shy, reclusive Florida black bear is often overlooked. Until there’s trouble. In less than two weeks ...