Last fall, black bears roamed in Dolores in noticeable numbers, rummaging through trash cans, walking along Central Avenue ...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is urging residents to be safe and follow proper guidance to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with black bears this fall amid a rise ...

Change is in the air, at least possibly for black bears and how they eat. In preparation for the coming winter months, the eating behavior of black bears changes, according to the N.C. Wildlife ...

Bears have an incredible sense of smell and memory, capable of detecting food from a mile away and remembering locations for years, which can include places like a backyard bird feeder or a greasy ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

With polar bears spending more and more time ashore in the Arctic because of melting sea ice from global warming, the chances of human-wildlife conflicts are growing. That brings in Polar Bears ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Now that cooler autumn weather has replaced those hot summer days, Oregon's bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. And that ...

Becky Bohrer / AP It’s the time of year when Oregon’s black bears enter hyperphagia. That means they’re eating as much as they can before entering hibernation in the winter. Beth Quillian is with the ...

During hibernation, brown bears spend up to six months lying almost completely still, without eating, drinking or exercising.