Black bear mating season is here, and that can mean increased sightings with bruins out looking for a mate. In addition, ahead of mating season from early June to mid-July, bear mothers distance ...

For years, as the world has warmed, the territories of polar bears and grizzly bears have started to overlap. Grizzlies now venture into the Arctic more often. In doing so, they occasionally cross ...

Dim the lights, put on some slow jams... get up in the tree? National Geographic's Crittercam technology just revealed a mating ritual never before seen in any bear species. An Andean bear named Ruru ...

American black bears, Ursus americanus, are native to Summit County and were here long before humans arrived. We’ve built our homes and infrastructure in black-bear habitat. Black bears have four main ...

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Stephanie Jernigan of Amherst sent 22News this photo of a black bear peering through leaves and trees. This bear, photographed in Amherst, looks almost as if it were posing for the picture, as it is ...