The National Park Service warned that feeding bears can cause serious consequences including the "euthanasia of the animal." ...

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that ...

Behavior Solitary animals, black bears roam large territories, though they do not protect them from other bears. Males might wander a 15- to 80-square-mile home range.

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park staff have seen an uptick in visitors feeding bears, with three incidents in the past week, the park said Aug. 13.

American black bears are very common, and combined with their long life spans, finding zoos with the space can be tough. Olvera said she is confident in the work of her team, and placement is an ...

But American black bears are mostly herbivores, and 96% of their diet is grasses, tubers, roots, and yes, flowers from people’s gardens and yards, Searles said.