With approximately 300,000 black bears in the United States, this species is the country’s most abundant bear, and their numbers are only increasing. Having suffered from severe overhunting in the ...

Black bear sightings are increasing across Ohio, including recent incidents in Greenhills and Springfield Township near Cincinnati. Greenhills police observed a black bear on July 7 during a routine ...

Bears can be common risk on a camping trip, which is why it's important you clean up your campsite. If they don't smell food, bears will often avoid humans.

ZANESVILLE – Black bears have started popping up in a three-county region in eastern Ohio, and but there might not be as many in the state as some might think. There were multiple black bear sightings ...

It’s a worst-case scenario for hikers, campers, and homeowners in the Upper Midwest: turning around to see a massive bear in pursuit. The good news, according to experts? It’ll probably never happen.

A black bear was seen in the City of Wooster this weekend. There are no plans to capture or relocate the bear, according to a post on the Wooster Police Department's Facebook page. The Ohio Department ...

The attack of a woman by a black bear in Barron County is a rare instance, but black bear attacks do happen across Wisconsin and the country, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

State data show bear home entries have increased in Connecticut over the past six years, outpacing Massachusetts, which has a ...

Summer is the busiest season at many of the United States' 433 National Park Service sites, which welcomed a record 332 million visitors in 2024, who drove, hiked, paddled, and cycled across more than ...

Black bears are the only species of bear found in Tennessee, according to officials. Wildlife officials urge people to treat black bears with caution and respect and to know what to do if they ...