"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 ...

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 ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

The experts said it’s not likely that the animal was a North American black bear since they are not known to roam in Kansas. “We don’t have black bears,” Henderson said.

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.

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 ...

A N.J. court just upheld the state’s authority to regulate bear hunting, rejecting a lawsuit that claimed the system gives ...

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 ...

A black bear was twice spotted near downtown Greenville, according to several social media reports on June 19 and June 20. Rep. Chandra Dillard posted about the sighting on social media.

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 ...