You can expect thunderstorms this week across Alabama, with a marginal risk concern on Thursday for portions of Alabama.

According to the North American Bear Center, black bears are good swimmers and can swim for at least a mile in fresh water.

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

A tagged yearling black bear has been making his way around Herndon, and police are asking the public to give him plenty of ...

A male yearling black bear wearing a tracking collar was spotted roaming a residential neighborhood in Herndon Monday morning ...

Ed the zebra’s escape raises questions about Alabama’s zebra ownership laws and permits. Here’s what residents need to know ...

Someone saw the bear near the train station at 5:04 a.m., according to commission spokesperson Travis Lau, who said the animal ... of multiple black bear sightings reported in the state since ...

OCALA — The state wildlife commission on Wednesday endorsed Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade, turning aside fears of animal advocates who worry the plan for a December hunt will ...

May 21 to have a black bear hunt for 23 days in December, but the measure must be voted on again in August to be finalized.

Black bears were hunted to near extinction in the 1990s, and the species was listed as threatened by the state ... bear population. Other cities in the southeastern United States — Alabama ...