When Whitney Doucet opened her curtains on the morning of Dec. 11, she was met with quite a sight: a baby bear having a ball on the ice. Doucet, lead singer of the Whitney Doucet band, has lived in ...

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, including recent tracks spotted by hunters in Washington County in December 2025. Once considered eliminated from the state, Ohio's black bear population ...

It was claws for a Christmas celebration. A seemingly unfazed black bear crashed a Christmas parade route in Tennessee, becoming the star of the show in front of a crowd of onlookers, according to jaw ...

Two sloth bear cubs were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) on December ...

NIGHT. ALL NEW ON FOUR THIS MORNING. A BEAR SIGHTING IN BEAVER COUNTY. THE BOROUGH SAYS IT WAS SPOTTED ON CAMERA IN THE STONE QUARRY FRONT STREET AREA. OFFICIALS GAVE HAVE CONTACTED THE GAME ...

Black bear sightings are on the rise around Ohio, with several spotted this summer all over the Buckeye State. Add winter (OK — late fall) to that list, as well. On Facebook, the Ohio Department of ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose. Former NASCAR driver and 6 others dead after private ...

A pair of sloth bear cubs were born at Smithsonian's National Zoo last month, on Dec. 7, the zoo shared in a press release.

Officials in Gatlinburg, Tenn., warn that humans should always keep at least 150 feet between themselves and a wild bear A black bear wandered into Gatlinburg, Tenn.’s 50th Christmas parade on Dec. 8 ...

Florida is holding a controversial black bear hunt that started Dec. 6 and ends Dec. 28. Proponents of the hunt argue that bears have lost their fear of humans and pose a danger to property and pets.

ALPINE, Texas — In one of the most remote corners of Texas, Matt Hewitt is unlocking the door to a giant steel trap he's hoping will catch a black bear. "It's completely empty," Hewitt says, as he ...