"Drought decreases bear food availability. Decreased food availability will probably increase human-bear encounters," Dr. White explained. As human populations expand into once-forested areas, habitat ...

This is the time of year for humans to take simple steps or extra precautions to protect their black bear neighbors by strapping down trash cans, picking fruit from trees in yards, keeping bird ...

Now that autumn weather has replaced hot summer days, bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to ...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is urging residents to be safe and follow proper guidance to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with black bears this fall amid a rise ...

Arkansas is black bear country, and it is possible to encounter a bear almost anywhere in the state.

The report of a black bear devouring a goat belonging to a Townsend homeowner last week represents the latest incident of residential encroachment by these wildlife intruders in that town. However, ...

Alberta Fish and Wildlife says a small black bear that has been spotted wandering around the southwest Calgary community of ...

Biltmore Forest passed a new town ordinance Sept. 9 after police found residents were "basically feeding the bears daily." ...

A surge in black bear sightings in Thunder Bay this fall is being driven by food shortages in their natural habitat, leading ...