Gloves, a fur coat and a bear mask. This outfit might sound like avant-garde fashion, but it’s actually the uniform of caretakers at the San Diego Humane Society who are raising an orphaned black bear ...

Florida wildlife officials have approved the state's first bear hunting season in a decade as the black bear population continues to grow and encounters with humans increase. The Florida Fish and ...

Scientists are using new technology to prevent human-polar bear interactions. As scientists anticipate another unintended consequence of climate change that could pose a threat to both humans and ...

Bear conflicts with humans are on the rise in Connecticut, as the number of sightings reached 159 out of the state’s 169 towns and cities, according to the 2025 “The State of the Bears,” an annual ...

WESTBOROUGH — Bears are fattening themselves up for their winter slumber, a state wildlife official said, and that could lead to more interactions with people. There are about 4,500 black bears in the ...

As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores, as many residents plan to hike, camp, hunt and fish in the ...