black bears

Dogs could be used to chase black bears in Kentucky under a newly unveiled proposal that's being heralded by hunters and assailed by animal rights activists.

Wildlife officials are trying to figure out how to deal with a burgeoning population of bears in Florida.

Florida's state parks are a haven for all sorts of wildlife - roseate spoonbills, bats and black bears, to name a few.

Black bears will remain in the crosshairs of Nevada hunters after a legislative panel agreed Wednesday to make regulations authorizing an annual hunt permanent, despite objections from critics who argue it's unsafe for outdoor enthusiasts in the Tahoe Basin and jeopardizes the state's bruin population.

Jennifer Convy pointed out the two black bears on a monitor in the lobby of the PAWS Wildlife Center.

Mother black bears may be getting a bad rap. Research suggests that the traditional perception of female bears fatally attacking humans to protect cubs is wrong.

West Virginia hunters harvested a record 2,392 black bears during the combined 2010 archery and firearms seasons.

New Jersey's burgeoning black bear population was reduced by 264 Monday on the first day of the state's first bear hunt since 2005, officials said.

Just 20 years ago, Wisconsin was home to about 9,000 black bears, scattered across the woods and wilds of the northern half of the state, mostly unseen.

Alaska wildlife managers say they need help: A growing number of black bears are roaming the state, chowing down on too many caribou and moose and leaving too few for humans to eat.