“I’m actually scared, because I don’t want to go out at night ... Forest is no stranger to bears — the nearby Lewis Ocean Bays Heritage Area has the state’s largest black bear ...

The black bear prefers dense, secluded forests. Mixtures of forest openings with luxuriant raspberry or ... and may remain active throughout the night. Feeding or breeding activity may take place ...

Before it can lunge for one, a black bear suddenly comes out of the forest and runs the white bear off its perch—though "runs" might be a bit strong. Everything the bears do seems to unfold in ...

The 3-square-mile city tucked below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest saw the number of calls for bear sightings jump from around 100 in 2020 to 380 in 2023. And although black ...