It was a perfect example of eastern North Carolina’s bounty of bear country—5,400 acres of private lands that border the 15,000-acre Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Watch as these adorable bear cubs battle it out. The pair can be seen playing in a garden in Black Mountain, North Carolina, ...

EAST LAKE, N.C. (WNCT) — Every year, the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge sends out a photo of what they think is the largest black bear living on the refuge. They said the North ...

A Weaverville man was taken to the ER in July after encountering a bear on his front porch. Officials warn about the dangers ...

A mother black bear and her four cubs were captured on home surveillance exploring a backyard in Asheville, North Carolina. The footage shows the cubs playing and climbing trees as they follow ...

While the majority of Western North Carolina may not have witnessed a bear brawl, most residents are far from strangers to the black bear population. In fact, many of the animals aren't particularly ...