American black bears, Ursus americanus, are native to Summit County and were here long before humans arrived. We’ve built our homes and infrastructure in black-bear habitat. Black bears have four main ...

A black bear was spotted last month strolling near an elementary school in Moab City, Utah. Though law enforcement lost sight ...

The labs are back, and the results are negative. That means the bear that killed Max Thomas is presumably still at large.

Arkansas is black bear country, and it is possible to encounter a bear almost anywhere in the state.

Employees are accustomed to seeing wildlife such as skunks, raccoons, squirrels and opossum around the zoo; as well as wild ...

The century-old Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka said that a wild, young American black bear broke into the facility and paid a ...