Black bear attack comes amid rise in human-bear interactions As bears wander into populated areas in search of food and new territory, states across the country have reported an increase in human ...

U.S. Forest Service officials announced Friday they had to close a Lincoln campsite in White Mountains National Forest because a bear was wreaking havoc. “Due to the escalating behavior of a food ...

A food-conditioned black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after a series of concerning incidents "posed a clear threat to visitor safety," officials said. The bear was lethally removed ...

A food-conditioned black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after a series of concerning incidents "posed a clear threat to visitor safety," officials said. The bear was lethally removed ...

Maine Credit: Wikimedia Commons Roughly 35,000 black bears live in the heavily wooded regions of the state. Maine manages this population through controlled hunting seasons and ongoing research.

An adult female black bear has been “lethally removed” from Yellowstone National Park after becoming conditioned to human food sources at a backcountry campsite. The park explained in a news ...

A black bear went to extreme lengths while trying to get human food in Yellowstone National Park, officials said. It started in June when the bear crushed an unoccupied tent at the Blacktail Deer ...

Authorities said they are searching for a black bear who attacked a 69-year-old woman in Wisconsin, severely injuring her. The victim, who had not been publicly identified, reported the attack ...

Black bears are considered an endangered species in Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. At this time, a division spokesman said there is no plan to ...