This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a drizzly autumn morning on the coast of British Columbia, a shadowy figure lumbers down to shore. A black bear has ...

In Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains, it's not uncommon to encounter a black bear. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States ...

Sightings of black bears have reportedly increased this year at Zion National Park. The park is cautioning visitors to watch ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) announced quite the story on Tuesday, retelling the journey of a lone black ... bear on Oct. 22, then released it east of Pocatello in the Caribou ...