Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack mammals. The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, ...

Food abundance and diversity is a critical part of Adirondack black bear habitat. Food availability also plays a key role in population dynamics. Lack of adequate food resources has been shown to have ...

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y., July 17. -- To be able to kill a bear is the ambition of every man who makes any pretentions as a hunter, but to get one is permitted only to a favored few. Lake Placid and ...

Black bear mating season takes place during the summer, but embryos do not begin to develop until the mother bear enters her den. Cubs are born in the middle of the winter denning period, usually ...