Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

A black bear was caught on camera casually roaming behind an elderly woman with her walker in West Hartford, Connecticut amid ...

Spotting a bear in certain parts of Connecticut is nothing new, but the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental ...

Following multiple reports of a black bear in the Ogden Valley over the weekend, state wildlife officials caught and ...

A woman in Asheville is grateful that her three dogs came face-to-face with a black bear and lived to tell the tale.

He’s the San Diego Humane Society’s newest resident, and he’s bear-y cute. Wildlife experts at the facility are helping taking care of a two-month-old black bear cub who they say is the ...

WEST MILFORD, N.J. – Authorities believe a 300-pound black bear attacked and killed a hiker in a North Jersey nature preserve. West Milford police said five friends from Edison, N.J., were ...

A Connecticut father was arrested for fatally shooting a black bear outside his home — even though he claimed it was self-defense after the terrifying animal came “within feet” of his kids.

People have successfully fended off black bear attacks using simple tools like rocks and sticks or even their bare hands. Black bears are protected by law and it's illegal to shoot them without an ...