On the hunt for bear in the Ozarks

Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, black bear populations are rebounding across the U.S. In Arkansas, hunters talk about their annual black bear hunt — a practice they acknowledge is ...
ABC News

California homeowner speaks out after removing bear from beneath home after 1 month

The bear was moved from the home with help from a California wildlife nonprofit. A California homeowner is speaking out about his interactions with an unwelcome four-legged tenant. Altadena resident ...
WUFT

Florida’s black bear hunt, unpopular among residents, still scheduled

Florida’s black bear hunt is scheduled to go forward next month despite its unpopularity and a lack of recent population studies to know if the mammal’s numbers are in decline. The Florida Fish and ...
WESH

Florida’s first black bear hunt in nearly a decade ends amid ongoing controversy

WELL, TONIGHT MARKED THE FINAL DAY OF FLORIDA’S FIRST BLACK BEAR HUNT IN A DECADE. THIS YEAR’S HUNT, HOWEVER, WAS MET WITH PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS OPPOSED TO KILLING THOSE ANIMALS. WESH 2’S TONY ATKINS ...
The New York Times

Black Bear, Uninvited, Moves Into California Man’s Crawl Space

Ken Johnson has tried noisy tactics to encourage the 550-pound houseguest in his crawl space to leave. He is not sure it’s working. By Christine Hauser In June, Ken J. Johnson discovered the underside ...
Independent Florida Alligator

Local hunters, conservationists anticipate first Florida black bear hunt in a decade

In October 2015, Adam Sugalski stood at a check station in Lake City, Florida, and counted each dead Florida black bear brought in from the city’s hunt. The statewide hunt was called off after just ...
Columbus Dispatch

Black bears back in Ohio. Here's where tracks were spotted in Dec. 2025

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, including recent tracks spotted by hunters in Washington County in December 2025. Once considered eliminated from the state, Ohio's black bear population ...