Earth.com

Cold weather is only half of what tells black bears when to hibernate

Black bears follow temperature in fall but day length in spring, showing that different cues control their activity across ...
Salish Current

Despite audit, Fish and Wildlife not budging on spring bear hunt

Petition filed to reinstate spring bear hunt after commission audit  The fall black bear hunting season is well underway in ...
The Northwest Arkansas Times

Spring has bears on the move; open trash cans, wildlife feeders and cooking grease attractive to young black bears

Arkansas bears are on the move. Each spring, young black bears emerge from their dens and strike out to find new territories. While sightings of these misguided youths certainly grab the attention of ...
Radio Iowa

Spring is the time to be aware of bears in Iowa

A bear on a deck in Peosta in NE Iowa last June. (photo courtesy of Chris Tipple.) The Iowa DNR is reminding those who live in areas where bears have turned up in the past to be ready for them to ...

History-making mother bear could be big Fat Bear Week 2026 contender

We are mere weeks away from Fat Bear Week 2026, but the brown bears (Ursus arctos) gorging on salmon at Katmai National Park ...