According to the wildlife commission, the largest bear ever killed in North Carolina was an 880-pound male taken in Craven County in 1998. The state's propensity for lots of bears also attracts ...

Black bears are the only species of bear in North Carolina, and are found in around 60% of the state’s total land area, according to the NCWRC. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

According to the wildlife commission, the largest bear ever killed in North Carolina was an 880-pound male taken in Craven County in 1998. The state's propensity for lots of bears also attracts ...

Black bears are the only species of bear in North Carolina, and are found in around 60% of the state’s total land area, according to the NCWRC.

Bears can be very resourceful when making their dens. In the wild, bears will use rock and tree cavities or holes under fallen trees for their dens or ground nests, according to an NCWRC news release.

Under North Carolina law, "any person who unlawfully takes, possesses, transports, sells, possesses for sale, or buys any bear or bear part is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor," punishable by a ...

RALEIGH — It’s that time of year, again. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) advises the public that black bears in North Carolina are in their “winter homes,” which could be ...

A parasitic outbreak of Trichinellosis that left at least 10 people with facial swelling in November 2023 was caused by undercooked bear meat served at a mountain affair in North Carolina ...

According to the wildlife commission, the largest bear ever killed in North Carolina was an 880-pound male taken in Craven County in 1998. The state's propensity for lots of bears also attracts ...

When people think bears in North Carolina, most thoughts probably drift to the mountains in the higher elevations of the state and places like Great Smoky Mountain National Park. But black bears ...