In Wyoming, a black bear over 400 pounds is considered a rare trophy. But back East, it would be puny. Bears there gorge on ...

The picture of the beautiful creature killed during the black bear hunt took my breath away from revulsion. Why does this state applaud such a murder? It's sickening. I worked to defeat the bill ...

American black bears have long proven to be highly adaptable to an ever-changing world. Unlike their less adaptable North American cousins, the polar bear and the grizzly, black bears are steadily ...

Nine conservation organizations sent letters today urging the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Idaho Department of Fish and Game to require black bear hunters to take a bear identification course ...

HARTFORD — In response to growing encounters with Connecticut's black bear population, Republican lawmakers have submitted 16 different bills that would create hunting seasons either statewide ...

The guidelines also include a new habitat evaluation requirement for black bears ... not just the ones who hunt these ecologically important native carnivores.” The agency failed to consider issues ...