The interspersion of relatively large tracks of forested managed and unmanaged land throughout the Adirondack Park provides for continued production of the wide range of food resources important to ...

Den checks help the state gather information on Michigan's black bear population, which totals around 12,000, mostly in the ...

Black bears, which need a large area to roam, are taking part in a natural range expansion into Sonoma County from ...

Wildlife expert advises against using bird feeders during the winter (or ever) if you don't want to have bears on your property.

It’s the first day of meteorological spring, but for Minnesota DNR Research Specialist Hannah Leeper, it’s another day in a ...

Their eyes glinted in the darkness as they lumbered through the rugged terrain of Hood Mountain Regional Park: a mother black bear with her two cubs trailing closely behind. Trail camera footage ...

But as a reminder of the ice age, he caused every 10th black bear to be white. The formal name is Kermode bear. Locals call them ghost, or spirit, bears, and some believe they’re sacred or ...

Today, an estimated 2,000 grizzlies occupy a mere 6 percent of their historical range in the contiguous states, while an estimated 300,000 black bears occupy just 50 percent of theirs. Grizzly bears ...

Reports of bear sightings and conflicts with people increased nearly 15% in 2024 from the previous five years, according to ...