Out hiking, picnicking or walking your dog in Gig Harbor today? Beware: a bear has been sighted in the area. "We have had ...

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is one of eight species of bear in the bear family Ursidae. Black bears are native to North America and can be found in almost all 50 states.

Last year, there were 450 black bear sightings in the region, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ...

And while that’s very good news from a conservation standpoint, more bears also mean more run-ins with humans. The American black bear, an omnivorous mammal with fur that actually ranges from ...

Despite what their name suggests, American black bears can wear a range of colors: brown, cinnamon, blond, gray, even white. Black bear cubs at an animal refuge in Linville, N.C. Their reddish ...

Later on in summer, red raspberries ( a key fruit species for bears), choke cherries, scarlet elder berries, dogwood fruits and blackberries ripen. In September, American mountain-ash berries, black ...

"The conservation success of the American black bear has put more black bears on the landscape," said Carl Lackey, co-chair of the nonprofit's management committee. "So, more people and more bears ...

The U.S. Forest Service implemented the tent ban after a recent incident where a black bear scratched a tent with kids inside ...

A juvenile American black bear that had been spotted around Cobb County was recently relocated to a safer environment, according to officials. The bear had been hanging out around Dobbins Air ...

The Smokies are one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States where black bears can live in the wild. This image depicts an American Black Bear in Cades Cove, Great Smoky ...

Not anymore. The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered.

This was the real thing. This week, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources noted that North American black bears have established populations in Missouri and Wisconsin—and thus ...