A black bear was spotted roaming near Galena in northwestern Illinois in recent weeks, the state's Department of Natural ...

A mountain bike rider traversing the Whistler trails in British Columbia, Canada, unexpectedly encountered a black bear while ...

However, if a black bear attacks you, BearWise said to fight back with any type of object you may have and not to play dead. Hanks recommends visiting bearwise.org for more information on bear safety.

Black bear population in Louisiana. The black bear, which is Louisiana's official state mammal, has recently recovered from threatened status and is now considered a viable species.. The black ...

The black bear was spotted in a field near Pataskala, about 20 miles east of Columbus, on June 10, WBNS TV-10 reports. The last bear sighting in Licking County was in 2003.

OWEN SOUND – A tranquilized black bear high in a tree fell to the ground – apparently unharmed – after experts were unable to persuade it to come down on its own in Owen Sound. The two-year ...