Liberation Station, North Carolina's first Black-owned children's bookstore first closed in 2024 after receiving violent ...

Learn why Alabama chose the black bear as state mammal and how conservation is guiding this shy forest neighbor’s return.

Bears wide receiver DJ Moore catches the winning touchdown pass in overtime despite tight coverage from Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon. Michael Reaves / Getty Images By Kevin Fishbain, Dan Wiederer ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose. Former NASCAR driver and 6 others dead after private ...

The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt will be extended four days after the number of bears killed fell just shy of the harvest rate threshold at the end of the second session. There were 86 bears killed in ...

Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bear A black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 ...

The first time I saw a black bear was on a camping trip to Baxter State Park in the early ‘70s. I left the tent early one morning to use the outhouse. When I emerged, a black bear was snuffling around ...

Florida is holding a controversial black bear hunt that started Dec. 6 and ends Dec. 28. Proponents of the hunt argue that bears have lost their fear of humans and pose a danger to property and pets.

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, including recent tracks spotted by hunters in Washington County in December 2025. Once considered eliminated from the state, Ohio's black bear population ...

Black bear sightings are on the rise around Ohio, with several spotted this summer all over the Buckeye State. Add winter (OK — late fall) to that list, as well. On Facebook, the Ohio Department of ...

ALPINE, Texas — In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he ...