Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bear A black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 ...

The first time I saw a black bear was on a camping trip to Baxter State Park in the early ‘70s. I left the tent early one morning to use the outhouse. When I emerged, a black bear was snuffling around ...

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, including recent tracks spotted by hunters in Washington County in December 2025. Once considered eliminated from the state, Ohio's black bear population ...

Black bear sightings are on the rise around Ohio, with several spotted this summer all over the Buckeye State. Add winter (OK — late fall) to that list, as well. On Facebook, the Ohio Department of ...

ALPINE, Texas — In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose. Canada's Florida boycott 'taking effect' on Donald ...

Officials recommend that humans never approach or feed wild black bears, which number over 1,500 in the Gatlinburg area Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida black bear hunt begins this Saturday, Dec. 6, for the first time in ten years. Black bear hunting was outlawed across the state in 1994, when the population reached ...

Nate Miller knew exactly where he’d be hunting on Nov. 22, the opening day of Pennsylvania’s black bear firearms season. Miller, who lives in Rochester Township, had learned about the spot in Butler ...

The bear that moved into a home’s crawlspace more than a week ago in Altadena, California, is not budging: Despite numerous attempts by the homeowners to keep him out, the animal is staying put. Ken ...

Florida's first black bear hunt in ten years is scheduled to begin on December 6, pending a court challenge. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 187 permits for the hunt, ...

A California man was alarmed to find that the cause of disturbances and damage around his property was an enormous black bear that had moved into the crawl space beneath his home. Ken Johnson set up ...