Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In recent years, black bears in the state have started spreading into areas that haven’t seen them for a long time. This is ...

Vermont’s growing black bear population now spans forests, rural areas, and even the edges of towns. Bears thrive due to adaptable diets, strong habitats, and increasing access to human-related food ...

Across Tennessee, black bears move quietly through forests, mountains, and rural edges, often unnoticed by people nearby. In recent decades, populations have increased due to habitat recovery and ...

New Hampshire’s landscape, defined by extensive forests, rugged mountains, and scattered rural development, provides strong habitat for black bears across much of the state. Although smaller in ...

black bear walks alone on wooden boardwalk, surrounded by green, lush trees© Greg Norgaard /iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Vermont has only one species of bear, the American black bear, ...