It was reasonably concluded that the bears were most likely the explanation for many of these sightings, especially in areas where their population is dense. This is because Ursus americanus has ...

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear Island, which is surrounded by extremely radioactive waters left behind by ...

Colorado once had different bear species roaming its wilderness, but sadly, that's no longer the case. Here's what we know.

Historically, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) inhabited most of the western contiguous United States, while black bears (Ursus americanus) were common in forested areas throughout the country.

As human populations grow and climate change alters habitats, conflicts with Eurasian brown bears are on the rise. Wageningen ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...

Their review, published July 13 in Ursus, covers 39 studies recounting 198 occurrences of cannibalism in bears and explores the phenomenon in four species in particular: polar bears, American black ...