COLORADO SPRINGS — Bear protection groups across the state are banding together to protect black bears. As human-bear conflicts continue, the newly formed Colorado Bear Coalition is looking to ...

La Plata County commissioners seek to enforce rules on the books Residents and businesses in La Plata County may see stricter enforcement this summer of the county’s ordinance intended to reduce human ...

BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) - Bears rummaging through trash cans has been a common sight in the western sections of Boulder, and the city is responding with new rules to try to prevent it. Starting this ...

If you’re roaming bear country, your best protection against an unpleasant encounter is a can of bear spray, not a gun, according to Brigham Young University wildlife biologist Tom Smith. Smith’s team ...

After Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ended with far fewer animals killed than allowed, conservation ...

Ken Baldwin is a Writer/Editor for Fishing On SI, where he writes stories about fly fishing and the lifestyle that surrounds it. His writing and photography have appeared in Men's Journal, Catch ...

A black bear hunt is scheduled to start next week. A court has granted animal protection groups' request for an emergency court challenge to stop a black bear hunt from taking place next Monday in New ...

Learn why Alabama chose the black bear as state mammal and how conservation is guiding this shy forest neighbor’s return.

Louisiana prides itself on an abundance of wildlife, from alligators moving through bayous to herons lifting from marsh grass ...

Alaska's Gov. Sarah Palin, a persistent advocate of increased oil and gas drilling, doesn't want the polar bear protected under the Endangered Species Act. Her position is not surprising: There is a ...