The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is urging residents to be safe and follow proper guidance to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with black bears this fall amid a rise ...

Change is in the air, at least possibly for black bears and how they eat. In preparation for the coming winter months, the eating behavior of black bears changes, according to the N.C. Wildlife ...

WESTBOROUGH — Bears are fattening themselves up for their winter slumber, a state wildlife official said, and that could lead to more interactions with people. There are about 4,500 black bears in the ...

Shoppers at a candy store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee were stunned when a bear waltzed in and helped itself to some treats. The incident had people online cracking up, but officials say there's nothing ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Now that cooler autumn weather has replaced those hot summer days, Oregon's bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. And that ...

It's the first bear since 2020 to be killed in management action at Yellowstone. A food-conditioned black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after a series of concerning incidents "posed a ...

As bears move through Aspen and attempt to fatten up before winter, BearWise’s Communication Guide emphasizes community responsibility on the shared landscape. BearWise is a national program of the ...

Michigan is home to more than 12,000 black bears, and they soon will be coming out of hibernation, looking for food and rearing cubs, meaning hikers, campers and others enjoying the outdoors need to ...

Last summer, a 560-pound hungry grizzly bear tore apart the Yellowstone National Park gateway town of Gardiner, Montana. He tipped over trash cans, broke windows and woke people up in his quest to ...

This black bear has a bear-y big sweet tooth! A viral video taken in November shows a black bear indulging in candies at Sweet!, a candy shop in downtown Gatlinburg. After wandering into the store, he ...