Neighbors in Muskegon on Thursday noticed a black bear in a tree near a manufacturing plant, prompting calls to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The bear climbed a tree behind the

Three bear sightings have been reported in Essex County this week – here’s where.

New study shows that black bear gut microbes change with diet, age, and environment. Bears eat corn but not much peanut bait.

Parents and pet owners said a black bear has moved into their neighborhood, and they want help. The encounters are happening in the Huntington Woods subdivision of Marietta. Tiffany Brown told Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco that concerns grow every day the bear inches closer to her and her neighbors.

A dead, roughly 200-pound black bear was recovered last week from a pond in the Meridian community in The Market Common. Russell Cavender, owner of The Snake

A black bear shut down several streets in an Albany neighborhood this week after residents saw the animal in a residential area. City officials shut down the area out of an abundance of caution, and the animal was eventually captured and sedated.

The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to increase the number of black bears hunters can take each year, officials announced this week. During an April meeting, the commission approved

Learn about the gut microbiomes of black bears, which carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria and can signal changes in the environment.