According to the Washington Department of Wildlife, as days get shorter and the weather cools down, wildlife across ...

As the seasons change in Yosemite National Park, so do bears’ behavior. Bears are putting on weight for the winter, searching far and wide for food sources as they prepare to enter hibernation, ...

A Texas outdoorsman with a network of wildlife-agency contacts has created the first public database for bear attacks. He ...

With no national tracker for bear encounters, a Texas outdoorsman mapped dozens of attacks across North America. Here's what his DIY data reveals.

State budget cuts eliminated a program that assisted communities that deal with lots of black bear activity. But a shortage of funds doesn't mean there's a shortage of bears.

Agencies in at least 15 states have reported increased calls this year, as drought and population growth drive the animals closer to people in search of food.

Tehya, a Florida black bear, in Jupiter Farms, Florida, Sept. 16. (Crystal Vander Weit/Tcpalm/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) I read the Sept. 23 news article “Human-bear encounters are on the ...

The incident comes amid a rise in human-bear encounters across multiple states, including Montana. Drought has disrupted berry crops and other natural food sources that bears depe ...

As communities on the outskirts of LA grow, bears are being drawn to residents’ pools, chicken coops, fruit trees and trashcans.Photograph: Poolbearlife via Instagram Every year, as summer draws to a ...

Black bears in Oregon are beginning their preparations for hibernation and have already turned to human food sources in their ...