New Mexico’s official state animal is the American black bear, but the choice reflected more than the presence of a large ...

A California black bear wandered through Adelanto and Victorville before wildlife officials guided it back to the San Gabriel ...

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

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

US removal of panels honoring Black soldiers at WWII cemetery in the Netherlands draws backlash Kirk Herbstreit ripped ...

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

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released the results of Florida's 2025 black bear hunt.

Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bear A black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 ...

Black bears are returning to parts of West Texas. We are happy to welcome this native species back to our state.

The first time I saw a black bear was on a camping trip to Baxter State Park in the early ‘70s. I left the tent early one morning to use the outhouse. When I emerged, a black bear was snuffling around ...

Where Rob Brossman operates bait sites in the southeast corner of the Wind River Range, he knows there are plenty of black bears out there to gobble up the peanuts he leaves. “I know the population ...