When are black bears most active in Gatlinburg, East Tennessee? Bears are most active in the spring and summer, meaning you're most likely to encounter a bear in Gatlinburg between April and ...

Florida black bear sightings can be reported online to FWC. It is illegal to hunt bears in Florida. FWC estimates that there are over 4,000 Florida black bears in the state. A Florida man and his ...

Black Bear Program coordinator for MDWFP. "Black bears are making a comeback in Mississippi and it's important to bring awareness to that and explain how to live with black bears and avoid conflict." ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in ...

This is the second bear attack in Florida in 2025. While black bear attacks are rare, as the species is typically non-aggressive, there are chances when encounters could escalate. Now, as they ...

It's a black bear encounter that this tourist will remember fur-ever. A Gatlinburg tourist found herself in a bear-y scary situation when she came nearly face to face with two black bears on April 26.

A man and his dog were killed in a suspected black bear attack in rural southwest Florida, prompting a search for the animal and warnings for residents to stay away from the area, state wildlife ...

An elderly man and his dog have died in a black bear attack in southwest Florida, officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

An 89-year-old man and a dog were killed by a black bear not far from Naples, Florida on May 5 in what is believed to be the first fatal bear attack in the state, according to wildlife officials.