One of the oldest piping plovers at the park, "Gabby" now has raised 37 chicks to flight. She soon will return to Georgia for ...

Huntsville is not the only north Alabama city dealing with bear sightings. Athens Police Chief Anthony Pressnell said Tuesday ...

Head to this Alaskan island to see the "Brown Bear Capital of the World," a remote park beside a breathtaking coastal city ...

Grizzly bears, for example, are a subspecies of brown bear found in parts of North America. There are many different subspecies of brown bear found all over the world, from Kodiak bears in Alaska ...

Its the first bear population study conducted in the Lower Atchafalaya river basin – home to one of the state’s oldest and ...

Yearlings leave mom and search for food, shelter and a place of their own. Adult males travel far and wide looking for mates.

Bears aren’t the only Arctic species that have intermingled, and many of these hybrids are virtually indistinguishable by sight. That’s why genetic analyses have become incredibly important.

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species as recently as 2012. In the mid-1970s, the population had dwindled to about 500.

The bears exhibit physical traits associated with the Tibetan subspecies, but genetic analysis is necessary to confirm their subspecies classification and determine if they’re hybrids.

The Louisiana black bear subspecies (Ursus americanus luteolus), which is native to the lower Mississippi River Valley, was designated as threatened on the Endangered Species list in 1992. At that ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered. The population had ...

The Florida black bear, a distinct subspecies of the American black bear, was listed as a threatened species from 1974 to 2012, when the population was considered recovered. The population had ...