Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bears living at the Oakland Zoo have begun to emerge from their torpor season, an annual winter sleep similar to hibernation, ...

Black bears, the region's largest predator, are emerging from their winter slumber in Tennessee and Georgia as March brings warmer weather, and wildlife experts are warning anyone who lives in bear ...

One of the most gratifying chapters of spring is seeing the first bear of the season. For most folks that means seeing a black bear (though grizzlies are often awake a bit earlier, especially some ...

As Michigan’s black bears emerge from their winter dens in search of food, the state's Department of Natural Resources has given Michiganders tips on the best way to prevent potential conflicts with ...