The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is a subspecies of the North American black bear that is only found on the Central and Northern coasts of British Columbia. Within the subspecies ...

The American black bear is expanding its range further south into Michigan, prompting state officials to issue warnings on how to prevent confrontations with the wild animals. The American black ...

Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but are also found in mountains and swamps. Despite their name ...

Later on in summer, red raspberries ( a key fruit species for bears), choke cherries, scarlet elder berries, dogwood fruits and blackberries ripen. In September, American mountain-ash berries, black ...