Florida black bears are common in the state, with FWC estimating approximately 4,050 in the state. If you see a Florida black bear, FWC allows you to report any sightings, with or without photos, to ...

(WSET) — It's the time of year when bear encounters are becoming more frequent with the warming weather. Last week, we reported on a Bedford County dog facing down a black bear visitor on the ...

In 1972, DEC hosted the first Eastern Black Bear Workshop, which included bear biologists from 11 states and the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the time, only approximately 2,000 to 3,000 black ...

The bears – including some that appear injured or gaunt – are making their way out of their forest dens and into the urban periphery, the North Shore Black Bear Society says. Typically ...

leaving residents to wonder if there are more black bears than normal this year. A bear went up to residents' front doors in Holden on Tuesday. Zachary residents found a bear calmly wandering ...

If you include both species and subspecies ... eastern half, sliding through swamps, waterways, rivers, ponds and streams. Cottonmouths can be dark brown, olive-brown, olive green or almost solid ...

Black Bear CEO Teddy Schwarzman and NPR host Ailsa Chang are set to be honored by the Pacific Council on International Policy, Variety can exclusively announce. The gala is set for May 8 at the ...

MADISON (WKOW) — As spring arrives, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging residents to be "bear aware." With around 24,000 black bears emerging from hibernation, there is an ...

Monroe and Pike counties were among the top eight in Pennsylvania for total black bears harvested in 2024. In Monroe County, hunters took 93 bears, including the heaviest in Pennsylvania at 774 ...

A central Minnesota man was injured when his pickup truck collided with a black bear in Benton County. The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 23 in Maywood Township ...

“The Florida wild turkey is best distinguished from the eastern subspecies, which it closely resembles, by the white barring on its wing feathers. On Florida wild turkeys, the white bars on the ...