Vermont’s growing black bear population now spans forests, rural areas, and even the edges of towns. Bears thrive due to adaptable diets, strong habitats, and increasing access to human-related food ...

Following recent aggressive bear encounters with humans, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed two of its trails.

Bear reports are up and land managers are putting new food storage rules in place along the Appalachian Trail. Wes Larson of ...

Dollywood, the famed East Tennessee theme park, announced plans to educate visitors on how to safely coexist with black bears ...

Polar bears depend on frozen ocean surfaces more than any other land predator. The ice functions as a platform where they hunt seals, their primary source of energy. Bears often wait beside breathing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bear encounters are increasing in suburban areas as development overlaps with wildlife habitat. Easy food sources like trash and ...

Emerging scientific evidence reveals bears possess distinct personality traits, contradicting the notion of purely ...

A warmer-than-usual winter and early spring conditions are changing bear behavior across eastern Idaho, according to wildlife experts. “We had a very mild winter, and that could affect the movement of ...

A short video from Mount Wilson in California shows the kind of wildlife encounter that makes your stomach drop: a hiker on a ...

Colorado’s black bears are beginning to stir with the first signs of spring. While the spring wake-up for bears comes right on schedule, this winter’s historically low snowpack, record high ...

Spring is here and bears are on the move, and one recently decided to wander around a residential area in Clinton where a ...

Recent encounters between aggressive bears and humans in Great Smoky Mountains National Park prompted trail closures and ...