Washington, D.C., police officers announced that a black bear was tranquilized and captured after wandering through a local neighborhood Friday. Metropolitan Police Department officials initially ...

A large black bear pranced through lawns, climbed up trees and ran away from animal control in Northeast Washington, D.C., and early Friday, finding itself in some beary big trouble before it was ...

A black bear stays in a tree while police attempt to keep it in place until wildlife authorities can arrive on scene in the residential Brookland neighborhood in Northeast Washington, in ...

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This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a drizzly autumn morning on the coast of British Columbia, a shadowy figure lumbers down to shore. A black bear has ...

Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but are also found in mountains and swamps. Despite their name ...

Black bears and brown bears sometimes share the same territory, and because they can react very differently when encountered, it’s a good idea to be able to quickly determine which species you ...

Katmai National Park has some of the largest brown bears in the world. Here are the 12 hibernation-ready bears competing for the title.

Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, may have an Animal Kingdom, but on Monday, wildlife officers had to be called to remove a black bear from the resort’s Magic Kingdom theme park.

(CNN) — Two people are dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park, officials said. Rescuers were first alerted to the incident around 8 p.m. Friday after receiving “an ...

Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack mammals. The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, ...

Black bears and brown bears sometimes share the same territory, and because they can react very differently when encountered, it’s a good idea to be able to quickly determine which species you ...