Washington, D.C., police officers announced that a black bear was tranquilized and captured after wandering through a local neighborhood Friday. Metropolitan Police Department officials initially ...

A large black bear pranced through lawns, climbed up trees and ran away from animal control in Northeast Washington, D.C., and early Friday, finding itself in some beary big trouble before it was ...

A black bear stays in a tree while police attempt to keep it in place until wildlife authorities can arrive on scene in the residential Brookland neighborhood in Northeast Washington, in ...

This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a drizzly autumn morning on the coast of British Columbia, a shadowy figure lumbers down to shore. A black bear has ...

Police in Ocean County, New Jersey are warning residents to be on the lookout for a black bear. Family of bears spotted in northern Pa.

Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but are also found in mountains and swamps. Despite their name ...

Black bears and brown bears sometimes share the same territory, and because they can react very differently when encountered, it’s a good idea to be able to quickly determine which species you ...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate When captured, one of the cubs was missing two toes and required stitches, likely as a result from an encounter with the train.

(CNN) — Two people are dead after a suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada’s Banff National Park, officials said. Rescuers were first alerted to the incident around 8 p.m. Friday after receiving “an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A young black bear gave residents of a quiet northeast Washington neighborhood a start Friday morning when they woke to find a furry interloper wandering backyards and sniffing ...

Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack mammals. The black bear has a short, inconspicuous tail. The body and legs are short. The head is broad with erect, ...