American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

The National Park Service warned that feeding bears can cause serious consequences including the "euthanasia of the animal." ...

From its pre-Columbian peak, the Florida black bear population fell precipitously. Between unregulated hunting and habitat ...

The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. Black bears prefer forested and shrubby areas but use ...

American black bears are making more frequent forays into human territory these days, showing up in pools and hot tubs, on trampolines and tackling faux deer.

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

Despite what their name suggests, American black bears can wear a range of colors: brown, cinnamon, blond, gray, even white. Black bear cubs at an animal refuge in Linville, N.C.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen an uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three incidents in the past week, the park said Aug. 13.

The American black bear, Ursus americanus, did not get the memo when that saying was circulated: It comes in a variety of shades, including blond and cinnamon.