Findings suggest that sea ice loss probably doesn't lead to more interactions with people just because polar bears are thinner or hungrier.

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. Between 2011 and 2021, research colleagues and I ...

Bear conflicts with humans continue to be a problem in Connecticut despite a small dip in bear home entries last year, according to the 2026 “The State of the Bears,” an annual Department of Energy ...

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears ...

From Louisiana’s symbolic black bear comeback to Colorado’s million-dollar push to prevent conflicts, human-bear relationships are evolving in surprising ways. Around the world, some bear species are ...

Black bears in Colorado are increasingly entering neighborhoods due to easily accessible human food sources. Trash, bird feeders, and pet food are the leading causes of human-bear conflicts through ...

Reports of conflict between humans and black bears have been climbing across Colorado. With human behavior driving most of these conflicts, Colorado lawmakers are introducing a bill that would make it ...

As clashes between people and black bears continue to escalate, Colorado is calling on communities to help fix the problem. Colorado Parks and Wildlife will award $1 million to local governments, ...