Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack mammals. The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, ...

Food abundance and diversity is a critical part of Adirondack black bear habitat. Food availability also plays a key role in population dynamics. Lack of adequate food resources has been shown to have ...

Wilmington, N.Y. — A black bear has escaped from a popular wildlife refuge in the Adirondacks. On Thursday, Adirondack Wildlife Refuge posted on Facebook about the escape of a 4-year-old female ...

In the last eight years, the DEC euthanized 76 black bears in the Adirondack Park region, 194 statewide, due to bear-human conflicts and dispatch for diseases and injury. Advertisement In the ...