A bear sighting is causing a big stir in the North Texas town of Savoy in Fannin County. The young bear was caught on camera ...

It’s not far-fetched to imagine them spreading beyond West Texas. There’s suitable black bear habitat throughout the state, and Texas is surrounded by areas in which they already live.

said Buchanan. There is a study underway by TPWD to determine black bear habitat suitability in East Texas.

However, habitat loss and overhunting decimated ... Just a month later, a man in Orange, Texas reported seeing a black bear in his yard in the eastern part of the state. "A lot of that is due ...

Then settlers arrived, altering habitat, hunting bears to protect ... and warned him the animal was protected. Texas lists the black bear as threatened. The penalty for shooting one is a Class ...

These individuals may be truly wild animals looking for suitable habitat or mates ... known as the Louisiana black bear, have also been reported in parts of East Texas over the years.

SAVOY, Texas — A black bear was spotted in Savoy on Wednesday, according to biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

Earlier this month, a black bear was spotted roaming the streets of Uvalde in southwest Texas and was swiftly ... food and water resources, and the habitat is perfect for bears." ...