Quick facts about bears. Where they live: The Americas, Europe and Asia What they eat: Plants, fish, bugs and small mammals How much they weigh: From as little as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) to more ...

Fat Bear Week is upon us. On Oct. 4, 2023 (Fat Bear Tuesday), one of Katmai National Park’s over 2,000 Alaskan brown bears will be crowned the fattest of them all based on internet votes. So, in ...

"A bear walked into a casino ..." Sounds like a joke, but in fact I saw it on the news not long ago. Caught by video camera, the bear was wandering the halls of a Nevada hotel and casino, passing ...

Size and Weight: Black bears are the smallest of the three bear species found in North America. Black bears can range from 50 to 80 in (127 to 203 cm), from nose to tail. On all fours, they have a ...

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Use bear-resistant camping equipment: When camping in the Roaring Fork Valley, use bear-resistant containers or hang food and scented items at least 10 feet off the ground and four feet from any ...

Wildlife biologists in Michigan’s Montmorency County recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear that ...

The state's black bear population is estimated at a minimum of 6,000 to 8,000 bears in areas open for hunting, with roughly 50 to 60 percent in the Adirondacks, 30 to 35 percent in the Catskills ...

Area residents can also boost their bear awareness on their property by eliminating food attractants, such as chicken feed or ...