Bears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, ...

In a long-awaited decision issued Wednesday, the federal government denied petitions from Montana and Wyoming to delist grizzly bears, announcing that grizzlies are still threatened in the Lower 48 ...

Learn why Alabama chose the black bear as state mammal and how conservation is guiding this shy forest neighbor’s return.

The bear scientists shot in the Canadian arctic in 2016 was a biological mystery. It looked like a grizzly bear, complete with long claws and a prominent snout, but most of its fur was white. Call it ...

Reports of black bears in Ohio have increased in recent years, with most sightings in the northeast and southeast parts of the state. A roving black bear made headlines earlier this month for ...

Sloth bears, often called the most dangerous bear species, are responsible for more attacks on humans than tigers, lions, wolves, and even other bears in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Despite feeding ...

India, a land renowned for its rich biodiversity, is home to four distinct species of bears, each adapted to unique habitats and facing its own set of challenges. These species—the Sloth Bear, Asiatic ...

The polar bear has a become an (insufferably cute) symbol of global warming -- meaning we were extra keen on reading into a new study, published in Science, on the genetic origins of these ...

The probability that you’ll ever have to ward off an aggressive black bear in Missouri is near zero. That’s because, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, they’re “generally a shy, non ...