Finding a suitable winter den can determine whether a bear survives months of cold, deep snow, and food scarcity. For pregnant females and mothers with cubs, the choice matters even more, since the ...

In March, restless black bears leave their winter dens to forage for snacks, which is the same time Michigan residents should be bear-proofing their properties. "Michigan is bear country," said ...

Every American state experiences winter to some degree, but few bear the brunt of freezing temperatures and environmental shifts like Minnesota. Indeed, this midwestern state bordering Canada is high ...

As the days shorten, temperatures drop and trees start to change color, Colorado’s black bear population is packing in the calories for winter. Each fall, bears start to ramp up their daily caloric ...

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There have been hundreds more bear sightings this year compared to last year, with a lot of bear activity happening even earlier in the season. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it's due to the warm ...

Black bears, the region's largest predator, are emerging from their winter slumber in Tennessee and Georgia as March brings warmer weather, and wildlife experts are warning anyone who lives in bear ...

Bear activity has increased in the last two months. That's because bears living in the Sierra Nevada enter hyperphagia during the fall months. Hyperphagia is "a natural phase when their appetites go ...