The bear moves like a silhouette across the landscape, its black fur blending in with the dark rocks and dusky woods. A white-coated black bear gorges on salmon roe to pack on fat for the winter.

Scientifically, the white ones, along with their closest black relatives, belong to a subspecies of black bear: the Kermode bear, Ursus americanus kermodei, named in 1905 for Francis Kermode ...

A white blaze is often present on the throat or chest. Color phases occur but are uncommon in eastern populations. Adults are approximately 50 -78 inches in length. Average-sized adult males weigh 300 ...

Wildlife cameras captured images of black bear cubs in a North Bay park. It's the first time cubs were seen on the cameras, park officials said. The video offered evidence that bears are living ...