Learn why Alabama chose the black bear as state mammal and how conservation is guiding this shy forest neighbor’s return.

This month, Florida allowed the first black bear hunt in 10 years after the last one was ended abruptly over too many killed.

The American black bear is the world’s most numerous bear species, with an estimated 750,000 to 950,000 living in Canada and ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

The bear cubs are sisters from Montana who were orphaned when their mother was declared a nuisance. Two North American black bear cubs are settling in behind the scenes as they prepare to be the first ...

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern ...

"Overall, he was a very polite visitor," Sequoia Park Zoo zoo shared, calling the bear a "curious guy" Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She ...

The century-old Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka said that a wild, young American black bear broke into the facility and paid a visit to three captive bears of the same species. An employee happened upon ...

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Visitors at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, California, got an unusual surprise when a wild American black bear decided to take itself on a private tour of the zoo grounds. According to People, in a post ...