Black bears are skilled anglers, moving with surprising stealth and grace before striking at an unsuspecting fish.

Sequoia Park Zoo welcomed Ishŭng, an American black bear, this week. Her name means “she likes to eat,” according to Josefina Frank, chair of the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria.

— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Louisiana black bear, or “Teddy,” has met its recovery goals and no longer needs the protections of the Endangered Species Act.

Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services captured and killed a black bear on Saturday in the southwest Calgary community of Woodlands, the province confirmed.Officials said the bear had become ...