Bear

The proposal would also make it unlawful to leave out food to feed or attract bears, as well neglecting to take away food or trash that have attracted bears.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is seeking a contractor to assist in trapping bears, retrieval of carcasses resulting from vehicle collisions and community outreach.

Bear encounters are up and New Jersey officials are hoping expanded hunting areas could help reduce those numbers.

There's an effort under way to help ensure grizzly bears don't become extinct in the North Cascades.

Samuel Ives was mauled by a black bear during a 2007 Father's Day camping trip in American Fork Canyon. The family said authorities failed to warn people about the bear after it attacked other campers.

A Lake Tahoe woman is suing a longtime bear protection group after she says she got death threats for reporting an aggressive black bear to Nevada authorities, who then killed the animal.

A few hunters were in the right place at the right time during last fall’s hunting season. By being there and keeping their composure at the moment of truth, they reorganized the record books.

Bears tend to stir one of two instinctual reactions in the general public, cute and cuddly or frightening predator.

Look, sometimes there’s bad music … and sometimes there’s really bad music. And when the fans get angry, it can get ugly. That's what one poor strummer found out when he played a tune some local bruins weren’t too keen on.

Colorado's black bear population is booming, and state lawmakers are grappling with what to do to reduce conflicts between humans and the animals.

Florida is pushing forward on allowing limited black bear hunting for the first time in decades as part of an aggressive plan to manage the animals after four attacks in the past year.

Here are four great ways to gain and hold access to hunting private property.

In a surprising move, Russian AK-maker Kalashnikov is looking to plant its flag in the United States, establishing a manufacturing facility here to make the iconic AK-47 rifle.

Officials in Tyrrell County, North Carolina say a woman known for feeding bears may have been killed by one of the animals.

As Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Ricky Hernandez was being lowered from a helicopter to inspect an abandoned car in rugged terrain, his team spotted a bear on the ground.

A 400-pound black bear mauled a woman's arm at a Tampa Bay area wildlife sanctuary.

Florida wildlife officials have trapped and killed the state's biggest black bear on record.