The orphaned and once hairless black bear cub has gained 60 pounds since his recovery. He has also grown back all of his hair.

Patrice Miller, 71, had been harassed by an aggressive black bear in her small Northern California town for months before it broke into her home and killed her last year. When officials first ...

In fact, California’s black bears have thrived amid hunting, and all the evidence suggests the state could significantly expand bear hunting without any negative impact. The Fish and Wildlife ...

A sick bear cub that was captured in December has since been nursed back to health at a rescue and is ready for his next adventure at a Northern California zoo. “Now nearly 80 pounds, fully furred, ...

According to state wildlife officials, the California bear population is estimated at 60,000 statewide, with the bulk of the state’s bears calling Northern California home. In the Bay Area, most ...

Here’s a look at the amazing Ursus americanus. Black bear sightings are increasing in California with some bears even coming into homes. Just recently an autopsy of a woman killed in 2023 ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) was operating on a black bear conservation and management plan from 1998—up until last Monday, when they ...

For campers in Northern California, especially the Lake Tahoe region, encountering a black bear for the first time can be a rite of passage. But even if you’ve done your homework on bear encounters ...

Bob and Susan Nesler have been visited by a black bear at their home in the San Gabriel Valley foothills in recent weeks, per NBC News, ABC 7, and Northern News. The bear, whom the couple named ...