The number of human-black bear interactions is surging nationwide, with 18 state wildlife agencies reporting an increase in 2022, researchers said. ... Photo-illustration by Newsweek ...

A Massachusetts angler captured a rare video of a black bear swimming across the Quabbin Reservoir with two cubs clinging to ...

In New Jersey, as the black bear population crept up from roughly 100 in the 1970s to more than 3,000 by the turn of the century, complaints began to multiply.

While black bears are generally not aggressive, they can cause property damage or injure people and pets if threatened. “Human-bear conflicts are caused by unsecured attractants,” Tri says.

Black bear population in Louisiana. The black bear, which is Louisiana's official state mammal, has recently recovered from threatened status and is now considered a viable species.. The black ...

Knock, knock. Who's there? Oh, it's a bear-y cute mama black bear and baby cub playing on the porch! A tourist caught this video of the adora-bear duo on June 7, outside his Gatlinburg rental home.