The Black Bear Litter and Diet Survey will generate new estimates of black bear reproductive rates within each of the state’s bear management zones.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Wisconsin residents to report black bear den locations to help ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources encourages the public to report any black bear den locations across the state to help with an ongoing study on black bear ...

The purpose of this research is to document bear movements on the landscape (both rural and urban) and assess the age of first reproduction in these study areas.

America’s chunkiest bear has been crowned. Fat Bear Week 2025 wrapped up on October 1st with a dramatic final showdown ...

Wisconsin DNR urges locals to report black bear den locations for a research study on bear reproduction and diet.

As the grizzly bear population has grown in recent years, so has the conversation of delisting them from the threatened ...

Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff measure a black bear as part of a newly launched survey this summer. Photo courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. For the fourth year in a row, the number of ...