American black bears, Ursus americanus, are native to Summit County and were here long before humans arrived. We’ve built our homes and infrastructure in black-bear habitat. Black bears have four main ...

Colorado continued to see increasing conflict between humans and bears in 2024. Across the state, Colorado Parks and Wildlife received over 5,000 reports of conflict and sightings of bears — 14.8% ...

As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores, as many residents plan to hike, camp, hunt and fish in the ...

Dim the lights, put on some slow jams... get up in the tree? National Geographic's Crittercam technology just revealed a mating ritual never before seen in any bear species. An Andean bear named Ruru ...

Conflicts between bears and humans continue to rise in many areas of Colorado, including the Front Range, according to ...

At a wildlife center in San Diego, caretakers of a black bear cub are using extraordinary measures to keep him from becoming reliant on humans, including donning masks and vintage fur coats. By ...

Michigan is home to more than 12,000 black bears, and they soon will be coming out of hibernation, looking for food and rearing cubs, meaning hikers, campers and others enjoying the outdoors need to ...