The National Park Service warned that feeding bears can cause serious consequences including the "euthanasia of the animal." ...

Behavior Solitary animals, black bears roam large territories, though they do not protect them from other bears. Males might wander a 15- to 80-square-mile home range.

New Jersey’s black bear hunt will continue after a state appeals court rejected a constitutional challenge to the agency that ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

American black bears are very common, and combined with their long life spans, finding zoos with the space can be tough. Olvera said she is confident in the work of her team, and placement is an ...

But American black bears are mostly herbivores, and 96% of their diet is grasses, tubers, roots, and yes, flowers from people’s gardens and yards, Searles said.