GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – A black bear was caught going for a swim in a lake in northern Alabama on Wednesday morning. A.J. McGee ...

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 ...

Turtle Back Zoo’s black bear named “Jelly” temporarily escaped her enclosure on Thursday morning through an unlocked gate before the zoo opened to the public. The 20-year-old bear walked ...

Alabama Boys State is in Tuscaloosa this week. The young men are participating in the week-long program had an opportunity to see an example of law enforcement jobs. Boys State is a week-long, ...

Covington County Veterans Service Officer Brian Foshee has received the Commissioner’s Excellence Award, the highest honor granted by the Alabama Department of Veterans ... re entitled to under ...

ADCNR promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama’s natural resources through four divisions: Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.

When troopers arrived they found a bear near an entrance to the home and “dispatched” the animal, state police said. A second bear then ran into a wooded area. The state Department of Energy ...

That's right, black bears live all across East Tennessee, not just in Gatlinburg. Though Gatlinburg has the highest concentrations of black bears in the Volunteer State ... bear-ly moves the animal.