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." ...

Behavior Solitary animals, black bears roam large territories, though they do not protect them from other bears. Males might wander a 15- to 80-square-mile home range.

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

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 ...

This image depicts an American Black Bear in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There are several places where you could see a black bear in or around Gatlinburg.

This is a fun new website featuring 80+ years of artifacts & memorabilia related to Smokey Bear, the famous spokesbear for ...

American black bears are one of the largest animals to engage in hibernation. They spend half the year in this state of prolonged dormancy – without food or water, and without urinating and ...

Missouri is home to the American black bear. Their rounded ears and stout legs are known to many and, although mostly silent, black bears can grunt, squeak, roar and make other noises.

American black bears have been spotted in backyards, fast food parking lots and just roaming down the street of suburban neighborhoods.