This story appears in the December 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... so we waited for the drug to take effect. When black bears hibernate, their breath slows and their body ...

This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a drizzly autumn morning on the coast of British Columbia, a shadowy figure lumbers down to shore. A black bear has ...

“Up until the 1960s, it was part and parcel of the National Parks experience to see the panhandling black bears along the roads. But a lot of people got hurt.” As early as the 1930s, NPS knew ...

Bears at Disney World? Get used to it, experts say Bears at Disney World? Get used to it, experts say Animal-friendly laws are gaining traction across the U.S. Animal-friendly laws are gaining ...

National Geographic's Crittercam technology just ... After all, American black bears are known to climb and even sleep in trees. Andean bears, which the International Union for Conservation ...