A new gut microbiome study of bears in eastern North Carolina expands our understanding of microbial ecosystems in omnivores ...

New study shows that black bear gut microbes change with diet, age, and environment. Bears eat corn but not much peanut bait.

For most North American hikers, the possibility of a bear encounter has crossed their minds. Whether a hiker is prepared for ...

Officials at an iconic national park have closed multiple popular trails to due incidents involving aggressive bears. Rangers ...

A black bear was spotted climbing a fence in the woods near a neighborhood in Clinton.

A black bear spotted in East Texas recently is now believed to be the first of its kind to stay in the area for winter in ...

Rangers said in one incident, a bear bit a visitor who entered a closed area.

An American black bear spotted in Cherokee and Anderson County may be the first to spend the winter in East Texas in over 50 ...

A series of recent bear encounters has led Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily close Ramsey Prong Road and ...

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

A black bear rummaging through a toppled trash can is a familiar nuisance in parts of the American Southeast. What most ...

New Hampshire supports a stable population of black bears, concentrated in forested northern and central regions but increasingly present statewide. Bears rely on seasonal food cycles, with spring ...