This list of stories shows unpredictable encounters, from a black bear stealing peanut butter in a Tennessee cabin to an ...

A bill in the California Legislature would allow using hounds to hunt bears, but hunters could not kill the wild animals.

Alligators live throughout Mississippi, so here's good information to know on avoiding attacks, alligator laws and what to do if one is a nuisance.

Lawmakers weigh public safety and wildlife conservation in controversial proposals targeting bears and mountain lions.