A woman’s death in Sierra County has been confirmed as the first documented fatal attack by a black bear on a human in California history, according to officials. Patrice Miller, 71, was found ...

Do not approach a bear or bear cubs. Mother bears will attack to protect their cubs. Keep food locked inside a vehicle, bearproof container, or inside your RV at night. Bears can open ice chests.

A bill proposed in the California Legislature by Assemblymember Heather Hadwick seeks to make it legal for hunters to sic trained hounds on bears, reversing a state law that currently prohibits ...

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 ...

has introduced a resolution in the California legislature to declare 2024 the “Year of the California Grizzly Bear” to mark the centennial of the extirpation of California’s official state animal. The ...

Bear attacks have decreased this fiscal year, but a record number of sightings of the animals have been reported, and officials are warning people to remain vigilant. As of the end of August ...