The Smokies are one of the largest protected areas in the eastern United States, where black bears can live in wild, natural ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - A black bear was caught taking a dip and splashing about in a hot tub in Tennessee earlier this month. Felicia Shillingburg said she was in the hot tub of a rental in Pigeon ...

Bald eagles, bobcats and black bears were once considered rare sightings, but their populations are on the rise, according to ...

A black bear known as Yellow 2291, or BB14, and her three cubs have made a rare home in the Santa Monica Mountains.

A 5-pound Pomeranian named Scout became a viral hero after bravely chasing a black bear out of his Vancouver home, winning ...

A girl in New Jersey encountered an unexpected guest in her family's driveway earlier this month: a black bear. Home security cameras captured the moment Marko Stankovic's daughter came face-to-face ...

For the first time in a decade, Floridians will be legally allowed to hunt black bears in the state. The move was unanimously ...

MassWildlife is offering five tips to respect black bears in the wild: Bears and other wildlife can become less fearful of ...

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

Last week, for the first time since 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to approve rules to allow a 28-day black bear hunt in December in four zones in the state. FWC ...

Bear Warriors United filed a petition last week with the Division of Administrative Hearings to stop the hunt that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved under a new rule.

Mark Storie, a businessman from Eastern Carolina, was at his home in Glenville in Western Carolina last week when he caught a black bear enjoying a little snack. Storie has a birdfeeder out that ...