"Drought decreases bear food availability. Decreased food availability will probably increase human-bear encounters," Dr. White explained. As human populations expand into once-forested areas, habitat ...

Florida revives bear hunt balancing safety and conservation The post The Florida Black Bear Hunt’s Return After a Decade: Key ...

As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as ...

The probability that you’ll ever have to ward off an aggressive black bear in Missouri is near zero. That’s because, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, they’re “generally a shy, non ...

A biologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shot and killed a black bear in Newton County on Sunday night after it was treed by hounds.

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish ...

A black bear that Lake Tahoe locals named "Charlie" made his debut as the first guest on the Shops at Heavenly Village ice rink this year, sliding across the ice shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday.

Bear encounters typically make a person on edge and will have you go into a state of pure focus, nothing else matters other than the bear standing in front of you. But black bears are generally not ...