Parents, please view the video before deciding if it is appropriate for your children. One of the most well known and ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

Age, sex, season, and population density are important determinants of home range size. Home ranges overlap; males have larger (100-125 sq. mi) ranges that females (24-50 sq. mi). North American ...

The zoo euthanized Ginger’s mate, Growly, in 2002 because of severe arthritis that medicine couldn’t control. A black bear, BooBoo, was euthanized in 2005 at the zoo for the same reason.

The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. Black bears prefer forested and shrubby areas but use ...

Get to know North America's most common bear. Learn the logic behind the familiar refrain: “Please don't feed the bears.” An American black bear photographed at Lee G. Simmons Conservation ...

In fact, while many bear species are in decline, such as Asiatic black bears, the American black bear population is increasing, overall. Related: Real-life 'teddy bear' is no longer endangered.

In fact, black bear populations across the country have risen dramatically over the last 50 years. And while that’s very good news from a conservation standpoint, more bears also mean more run ...

An American black bear like this one was hit by a car along Ga. 400 early Tuesday, Sandy Springs police confirmed. By Rosana Hughes. April 30, 2024.

Louisiana's fabled black bear became part of American culture in 1902 after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot one that had been trapped and tied to a tree by members of his hunting party.