Black Bears

Environment and Wildlife

Seeing a black bear in the snow is relatively uncommon in many regions, but it can happen when ranges overlap and conditions push bears into lower elevations or areas with persi...

wildlife-safety

Black bears are the only bear species in Connecticut and have expanded into many areas of the state over recent decades. They are most active at dawn and dusk, feed mainly on na...

Wildlife

American black bears are the only bear species found in Connecticut. They historically occupied much of the northeastern United States and, after protective laws and forest regr...

general

Black bears live in the Sierra Nevada, including the Lake Tahoe basin, where human development overlaps bear habitat. Though serious bear attacks are rare, encounters are possib...

pets-wildlife

Cooperstown, New York, sits at the foothills of the Catskills where yards, trails, and village streets intersect with wooded areas. If you are walking a dog here, you share spac...

wildlife-safety

Bear attacks in the Smoky Mountains are rare, but the park’s large black bear population makes encounters more common than in many other U.S. regions. This evergreen explainer...

Wildlife & Nature

Black bears are widespread across Manitoba, especially in forested and mixed agricultural-woodland areas. Most encounters are non-threatening, but situations can arise where a b...