About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (termites, ants, ...

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.

"Black bears were once threatened here in Louisiana, however because of the incredible conservation efforts ... The first was for the American alligator, and Louisiana is the first state to ...

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 ...

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the number of black bears that were killed because of human-wildlife conflict in 2024 dropped by half from a year earlier. Conservation officers killed ...

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service (COS) says it recorded a roughly 50 per cent drop in the number of black bears it killed in 2024 compared to the year prior, though it's not sure why.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Black bear hunting is back for the first time in Louisiana since the late 1980s. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced how they’re divvying ...

THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward VICTORIA — There were 303 black bears killed by conservation officers in British Columbia last year, a low not seen since predator statistics were first ...