O ne of the world's most enigmatic animals is found in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is a subspecies of the North American black bear that is only ...

Some of the most famous types of bear are actually subspecies. Grizzly bears, ... American black bears live only in North America, and spectacled bears are found only in South America.

The Louisiana black bear — nicknamed for Teddy Roosevelt after he chose not to shoot one while hunting in Louisiana — is one of 16 unique subspecies of American black bears. Historically these animals ...

While these bears look similar to the Florida bear, they are classified as a different subspecies, the American Black Bear, Ursus americanus americanus.In addition to these core areas, sporadic ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered. The population had ...

However, due to the collaborative efforts of stakeholders monitoring black bear population numbers, restoring black bear habitats and protecting the subspecies for the long term, the Louisiana ...