Barry,” as local residents call the bear, has been a recurring visitor in the neighborhood for quite some time.

Unlike their less adaptable North American cousins, the polar bear and the grizzly, black bears are steadily increasing in ...

The man, named Andrew Nierer, was attacked by the small black bear on a street in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, after walking back from the store along a trail through the woods. In security footage ...

The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, rounded ears. The muzzle, grizzled with brown, is long and narrow. The eyes are small and ...

By Stan Tekiela In the book writing world, which is where I live most of my life, books come and go relatively quickly. For example, I have just finished a two-year project for a new book on the ...

Standing in the small open meadow, deep in the North Woods, a group of photographers and I were enjoying the early morning calmness. Sunlight streamed through the branches of black ash and quaking ...

"They chased the bear up Eckert Avenue and it came running up all in front of our house. It was really cool," she said, "and it just wasn't a little black bear. It was a big black bear!" ...

A man was attacked by a hungry bear on his way home from the grocery store on Sunday, only to be saved by his quick-thinking neighbor. The man, named Andrew Nierer, was attacked by the small black ...