As the weather warms up, animal encounters are also likely to increase. Here’s what to do if you see these dangerous New England animals.

The bear cubs weren't quite ready to come out into the world just yet! They were waiting for mom to check things out and make ...

During the wintertime, black bears in Connecticut practice denning, which allows them to hide away from colder weather ...

A North Carolina man proved his mettle by donning a realistic brown bear costume an initiating an altercation with a real black bear, USA Today reported. The nail-biting video shows the unidentified ...

Estimating black bear numbers is a fraught exercise. In its draft Black Bear Conservation Plan, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife estimates the population at about 65,000, and says it ...

About 1,900 bears live in the national park, and at least 5,500 bears live across East Tennessee, according to Dan Gibbs, black bear program coordinator at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Den checks help the state gather information on Michigan's black bear population, which totals around 12,000, mostly in the Upper Peninsula. Biologists analyze sex, age and weight data and find ...

Louisiana will expand its black bear hunting season in 2025, increasing the number of permits and opening two new hunting areas. The decision comes after a successful inaugural hunt in 2024 ...

Louisiana is expanding black bear hunting just one year after its first season in decades, more than doubling the number of hunters allowed to participate and more than tripling the number of ...