Bears hibernate to deal with the lack of food in winter, not because of the cold," Dave Wattles, a black bear and furbearer biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, said. The ...

Bears hibernate to deal with the lack of food in winter, not because of the cold," Dave Wattles, a black bear and furbearer biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, said. The ...

Before Smokey Bear comes wandering into your yard this spring, here is everything you need to know about black bear hibernation, behavior and how to keep yourself, your family and your pets safe.

North American adult male bears can weight up to 550 pounds, according DEEP’s website. During a hibernating period, a bear’s heart rate will slow down and their internal body temperatures will ...

American black bears live only in North America, and spectacled bears are found only in South America. ... Bears hibernate for different amounts of time depending on how cold it is.

A Pennsylvania Game Commission webcam lets you sneak a peek at a hibernating black bear and her cubs. The livestream shows the family residing from underneath a Pike County deck in the Pocono ...

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

Winter is the season of highest mortality for Maine’s deer, foxes, bobcats, and other wildlife. But the opposite is true of black bears. They are masters of winter survival. Fewer than 1 percent of ...

Technically, black bears go through torpor rather than true hibernation. This means that bears become much less active during colder months when food is scarce, but don't sleep through the winter ...

Bear hibernating under CT home 00:37. PLAINVILLE, Conn. -- A black bear has been hibernating under a Connecticut family's home. The people who live there decided they better let it stay. "I turned ...

As Florida’s fall brings cooler weather, black bears are prepping for hibernation, which means they are looking for snacks. Here are some ways to keep your home and bears everywhere safe. Black ...

The black bear was found nesting on a bed of leaves in a crawl space of their house in Plainville, Conn., last month. A TikTok video of the bear has been viewed more than 15 million times.