Later on in summer, red raspberries ( a key fruit species for bears), choke cherries, scarlet elder berries, dogwood fruits and blackberries ripen. In September, American mountain-ash berries, black ...

About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (termites, ants, ...

There is science, not just folklore, behind several of the spirit bear’s traits. By genus and species, it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same ...

The American black bear is the fastest and most agile climber of all bear species. They can climb a 100-foot tree in seconds!

the spirit bear (also known as the Kermode bear) is a white variant of the North American black bear, and it's found almost exclusively here in the Great Bear Rainforest. At 25,000 square miles ...

We’re near the bear’s den,” Cross whispers. “We need to spread out and move as quietly as possible.” Several days earlier, ...

An irate Los Angeles driver nearly hit a massive group of teenage bicyclists who’d taken over a busy roadway.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

polar bears, American black bears, Asiatic black bears, and brown bears. Across the board, infanticide (which the authors define as consumption of unrelated youth) and conspecific strife (consumption ...

Wildlife and conservation groups say commissioners didn’t properly notice the proposal, denying an opportunity for public ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...