Study shows black bears able to "count"
(Phys.org) -- Most people who have worked with black bears tend to believe the animals are pretty smart compared to say dogs or cats; others who have seen them in action, e.g. riding a unicycle in a...
View ArticleBlack bears: Here, gone, and back again
A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has pieced together the last 150 years of history for one of the state's most interesting denizens:...
View ArticleBlack bears return to Missouri indicates healthy forests
For nearly a century, the only bears known to reside in Missouri were on the state flag or in captivity. Unregulated hunting and habitat loss had wiped out most black bears in Missouri, Arkansas and...
View ArticleHow do polar bears stay warm? Research finds an answer in their genes
(Phys.org) —In the winter, brown and black bears go into hibernation to conserve energy and keep warm.
View ArticleStudy proves that wildlife crossing structures promote 'gene flow' in Banff...
(Phys.org) —A first-of-its-kind study of Banff National Park bears by scientists with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University has shown that a system of wildlife crossing...
View ArticleYosemite bears aren't eating as much human food as in decades past, research...
Black bears in Yosemite National Park aren't snacking as much on human food as they did decades ago, according to new research that traces changes in the diet of Yosemite bears over the last century.
View ArticleNew insights into the evolutionary history of bears
According to researchers of the LOEWE Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Goethe University Frankfurt and the U.S. Wildlife Service several bear species that today only occur in America...
View ArticleResearchers call for increased conservation efforts to save black bears
Between 1880 and 1920, the Central Interior Highlands (CIH), consisting of Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas, saw the height of deforestation that also decreased the habitat for black bears and other...
View ArticleGrizzlies and people don't mix, but some want the bears in California
Black bears are a cherished part of the community here, a woodsy gateway town that funnels tourists to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, where the first question many visitors ask of rangers is...
View ArticleSnack attack: Bears munch on ants and help plants grow
Tiny ants may seem like an odd food source for black bears, but the protein-packed bugs are a major part of some bears' diets and a crucial part of the food web that not only affects other bugs, but...
View ArticleBears at risk due to mining, poaching: wildlife group
The populations of four vulnerable bear species have fallen by at least 30 percent in the last 30 years due to rampant deforestation, mining and poaching, a conservation group said on Monday.
View ArticleReprieve for bear rescue centre in Vietnam
A sanctuary for bears rescued from the Asian bile trade which has been at the centre of a high-profile land dispute has been spared eviction by Vietnam's government, its director said.
View ArticleNo reason to believe Yeti legends to be inspired by an unknown type of bear
A Venezuelan evolutionary biologist and a US zoologist state that they have refuted, through mitochondrial DNA sequencing, a recent claim, also based on such sequencing, that unknown type of bear must...
View ArticleVideo shows mother bear rushing at tourists in Yellowstone
Dramatic video captured by a Montana wildlife official shows a mother black bear with cubs running toward a knot of camera-clicking tourists as the animals try to cross a bridge in Yellowstone National...
View ArticleWild 'teddy bear' of Louisiana no longer endangered
The Louisiana black bear, which inspired the popular stuffed animals known as teddy bears, is no longer an endangered species, US officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleGenetic maps help conservation managers maintain healthy bears
Last year, researchers at the University of Missouri published a study on genetic diversity in American black bears in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma and determined that conservation management is...
View ArticleStudy finds black bears in Yosemite forage primarily on plants and nuts
Black bears in Yosemite National Park that don't seek out human foods subsist primarily on plants and nuts, according to a study conducted by biologists at UC San Diego who also found that ants and...
View ArticleThird problem bear from same mom's littler euthanized at Tahoe
Are some bears just born to be bad? Or do they learn from other bears that raid garbage cans, break into cars and homes and eventually have to be killed because they've lost their fear of humans?
View ArticleNearly 300 bears killed in controversial Florida hunt
Hunters in Florida over the weekend killed some 300 black bears as part of a controversial program allowing sportsmen to track and kill the animals, wildlife officials said Monday.
View ArticleLouisiana black bear is removed from US 'endangered' list
The Louisiana black bear, which inspired the popular stuffed animal "teddy bears" in the early 1900s, was taken off the Endangered Species List on Thursday after 24 years of conservation efforts, US...
View ArticleBlack bear study shows eating human food helps and hurts
Colorado researchers say black bears that eat human foods from trash cans have higher reproductive rates than those living on natural foods.
View ArticleOutcry in Canada over video showing spear-hunted bear
An online video showing an American hunter spearing a black bear and leaving the animal to die in the Canadian woods has prompted outrage and calls to ban the "archaic" practice.
View ArticleHarvest of nuisance black bears in New Jersey reducing human-bear conflicts
Is there room for black bears in human-dominated New Jersey? According to Utah State University researchers, the answer is yes, but only with science-based strategic planning, comprehensive management...
View ArticleWatch the picnic basket: Bear sightings surge in Connecticut
Keep an eye on the picnic basket. Bear sightings are surging across Connecticut.
View ArticleWatch their steps: Track journey of Yosemite bears online (Update)
Wildlife enthusiasts around the world can now follow the daily journey of Yosemite National Park's black bears from their laptops and smartphones, tracking the iconic animals as they lope up steep...
View ArticleBlack bears on the move in upstate New York
The black bear population in southern New York has grown and expanded their range since the early 1990s, which has led to increased encounters with humans. But details about bear populations in the...
View ArticleBaits may be bolstering bear populations
New research reveals that baits used by hunters have become a substantial portion of black bears' diets. In northern Wisconsin, over 40% of the diet of harvested animals consisted of bait subsidies.
View ArticleWestern cities try to stop hungry bears from causing havoc
On a recent morning that was chilly with the first nip of fall, Brenda Lee went looking for knocked-over trash cans. She drove her car slowly through alleyways on the west side of this Colorado city,...
View ArticleRenewed calls for legal hunt to control Connecticut's rising bear population
Connecticut's population of about 700 black bears is growing at a rate of about 10 percent each year, according to wildlife experts, an increase that could more than double the current number of bears...
View ArticleGreat scat! Bears—not birds—are the chief seed dispersers in Alaska
It's a story of bears, birds and berries.
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