Officials say the Tahoe bear that was euthanized had become aggressive and had too many encounters with humans, but one ...

Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but are also found in mountains and swamps. Despite their name ...

American black bears (Ursus americanus), often simply called black bears, are the most common bears in North America. They live in northern Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

Age, sex, season, and population density are important determinants of home range size. Home ranges overlap; males have larger (100-125 sq. mi) ranges that females (24-50 sq. mi). North American ...

A jogger ran past a bear cub (not the bears shown here) in an unincorporated California neighborhood — and was chased by its angry mother, officials said. Photo by Mick Kirchman via Unsplash A ...

Violent black bear encounters are rare. When they do occur, they usually involve sows protecting cubs or bears exhibiting food aggression, an unfortunate byproduct of human habituation often seen in ...

DJ, a 22-year-old American black bear at Athens' Bear Hollow Zoo, was euthanized Friday due to spinal and heart conditions. (Courtesy of Athens-Clarke County Unified Government) ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered. The population had ...