Black bears are expanding their territory in Michigan's Lower Peninsula and as they roam about, state officials say the best ...

Its design means it's perfect for both short and long trips, and can shrink along the way. But its also one of the heaviest ...

Head to Pennsylvania for an up-close look at one of nature’s fiercest animals – the black bear. From the profoundly forested regions of Northeast PA to central and Western PA woodlands, these wild ...

There are eight species of bear: the American black bear, Asian black bear, brown bear, panda bear, polar bear, spectacled bear, sloth bear and sun bear. Some of the most famous types of bear are ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The hole in fact was a black bear den. And it was occupied. "It was like winning the lottery as far as I was concerned," said Brad ...

Conservationists in California are celebrating their first recorded sighting of black bear cubs since monitoring began nine years ago. As reported by The Press Democrat, a trail camera in Hood ...

EUREKA, Calif. — Sequoia Park Zoo has welcomed a new resident, an adult female American black bear named Ishung (pronounced “Ee-shung”), placed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A proposal to allow hunting of Connecticut’s black bears is no more ... and Environmental Protection to establish and regulate a bear hunting season. Instead, the new bill stripped out much ...

Since then, other reports of bear sightings have been trickling in, including the first black bear sighting of the season in Grand Teton. “It’s definitely an exciting time,” says Justin ...

Bear season is coming early this year and black bears are “pretty much everywhere,” according to wildlife experts across New England. With warming temperatures comes the conclusion of the ...

or Smokey the Bear,” Martin said. “We’re talking about black bears that are becoming more and more dangerous as they get used to humans.” Opponents, meanwhile, say that those pushing for ...

A North Carolina man uses a bear suit to scare black bears off his lawn. Some Wyomingites said trying that with a grizzly would be insane. They could maul you, or worse, try to get frisky. A North ...