Local residents have been spotting a black bear throughout Goleta neighborhoods and UC Santa Barbara this week. On Tuesday ...

Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife point out that management of the iconic species of bear is ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has published the Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan, which is ...

Estimating black bear numbers is a fraught exercise. In its draft Black Bear Conservation Plan, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates the population at about 65,000, and says it ...

Once they returned, the utility company informed the resident that power couldn't be restored, as there was a bear under the home where the company needed to work,” the California Department of ...