Black bear sightings keep rolling in from across the state. Here's where they have been spotted lately.

Rule number one on a Kodiak Island adventure: Never surprise a bear. "Stay together, talk in normal tones and don't make sudden movements," instructs guide Fred Katelnikoff, shouldering a rifle and ...

Black bears, once gone from Ohio, are making a slow comeback with sightings increasing in recent years, including two in the first half of June 2025. A black bear was struck by a vehicle and ...

American black bears exhibit dynamic population patterns shaped by habitat availability, resource distribution, climatic variability and human interactions. Energy acquisition from seasonal food ...

See why this Alaskan national park offers the world’s top bear-watching experience. A brown bear searches for salmon along a creek in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The park supports one of the ...

Hibernation season is almost over for black bears in Massachusetts. Bears typically hibernate between mid-November and mid-December and exit between February and mid-April. Black bears are the only ...

Canadian filmmakers Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden knew they were onto something when their short film “Nuisance Bear,” an unconventional nature documentary centered on the annual polar bear ...