Tag: black bears

A female black bear with a few irresistibility cute little cubs trailing behind her is an iconic summer scene in the north woods of Wisconsin.  But when the cuteness leads...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill increasing penalties against illegal black bear (Ursus americanus) hunting. The new rules go into effect July 1, increasing the minimum fine from...

Trash cans and bird seed in people’s yards may provide easy food for roving bears, but new research shows those resources can come at cost. Bears that spend time in...

Feel like you’ve been stuck inside for a while? Maybe you can relate to these black bears (Ursus americanus) emerging from hibernation in Colorado. The two cubs were orphaned in...

Some of the black bears that get too close to people in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may have taken a liking to human food outside the park. Wildlife...

Since 1985, Colorado wildlife officers have had a two-strike policy in dealing with black bears. One call about a bear in the trash, the car trunk or the kitchen, and...

Black bears in British Columbia and Washington state will face habitat connectivity issues under future climate change scenarios, and the simple fix of creating north-to-south corridors may not be enough...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife teams are training dogs to haze released black bears (Ursus americanus) to ensure that they maintain their fear of humans. “The hope is that these bears...

Construction crews are making headway with a new wildlife overcrossing connecting north and south Cascades habitat on Intestate 90 in Washington state. The $6.2 million bridge is mean to help...