The black bear prefers dense, secluded forests. Mixtures of forest openings with luxuriant raspberry or blackberry plants and old-growth timber providing mast (acorns, beechnuts) and dens, affords ...

The American black bear is the fastest and most agile climber of all bear species. They can climb a 100-foot tree in seconds! Their long, hooked claws allow them to dig into trees easily, and ...

Despite the long history of wildlife rehabilitation and the abundance of empirical knowledge of the behavior and resource selection of wildlife species, rarely does research bridge these disciplines.

A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an ...

But as a reminder of the ice age, he caused every 10th black bear to be white. The formal name is Kermode bear. Locals call them ghost, or spirit, bears, and some believe they’re sacred or ...

Standing in a small clearing, deep in the Northwoods of Minnesota, I was telling the participants in my black bear photo workshop some of the more interesting natural history facts about the ...

L. Black. 2004. Selection of ants by the American black bear (Ursus americanus). Western North American Naturalist 64:166-174. Bates, S. B. 1991. Home range, habitat selection and food habits of ...

Officially named the Florida black bear, it used to roam the entire ... hunt would generate revenue that could benefit bears and bear habitat. "A limited and highly regulated localized bear ...