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

How do you track a Louisiana black bear? This Wildlife and Fisheries team uses a complicated but curiously low-tech method ...

While these bears look similar to the Florida bear, they are classified as a different subspecies, the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus americanus.

Yearlings leave mom and search for food, shelter and a place of their own. Adult males travel far and wide looking for mates.

Idaho American Black Bear Ursus Americanus in lush forest landscape setting. Image via Depositphotos Idaho is home to approximately 30,000 black bears, mainly in its mountainous regions. The state’s ...

In early May 2025, 89-year-old Robert Markel and his dog were killed by a black bear in Florida. This incident marked the first fatal black bear attack in the state’s history. This tragic loss ...

Bears hold endless fascination for people—they’re huge, and intelligent, and they look oh so cuddly. It’s easy to imagine ...

A black bear was seen in Delaware and Morrow counties this week. State officials believe it was the same bear that was spotted in Licking County on Tuesday.

A California black bear with a "long history of human conflict" was euthanized earlier this week after breaking into a trailer and swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe, state wildlife officials said.