For the last 9,000 years, the colour of some American black bears has slowly started changing to a red hue, according to researchers. The genetic and evolutionary factors causing this have been ...

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) numbers around 60,000 in North America, making it the continent’s most common bear. It is found throughout most of Canada and in 40 of the 50 U.S. states.

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American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

The black bears are out and roaming in Ohio. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, its fifth since the 1990s. Here's what happened.

"Such an incredible animal you felt you needed to shoot it and pose with it's corpse," one user commented. An American black bear. Getty Images The Department of Fish and Game adds that "black bears ...

According to the North American Bear Center, black bears kill fewer than one person a year on average. Non-fatal attacks are slightly more common, making it important to know what to do.

According to WildSafeBC, the American black bear is the most common of the three bears found in Canada, and that B.C. has one of the highest populations of black bears in the world.

Police say they got the call at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, after the black bear was spotted in people’s backyards on Pine Ridge Road.

Black bears are common within Canadian forests. If you ever encounter one, the best way to scare it away is by making yourself look as big as possible or by making loud noises using pots and pans or ...