Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is reminding everyone to take care and not to feed the bears.

MISSOURI, USA — A feeding frenzy is about to kick off throughout Missouri. Conservationists have warned the state's residents to prepare their homes. Over 1,000 black bears now call Missouri home, ...

The National Park Service is warning visitors not to feed black bears, saying that giving the animals food could lead to serious consequences for the animal and large fines. "Feeding bears is not only ...

May 19 (UPI) --Workers at a California wildlife center donned bear costumes to feed and care for a 2-month-old black bear cub. The San Diego Humane Society said the cub, the youngest bear to ever be a ...

The relationship between humans and bears in the Adirondacks has changed over the decades. When there were still landfills in the park, people would go to those landfills to watch bears eat human food ...

ST. PAUL - Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers' practice of hand-feeding wild bears is "a terrible idea" that is "very dangerous" and increases the risk of bear attacks on the general public, a federal ...

COSBY, Tenn. (WATE) — Over the last few weeks there have been several bear and human encounters near the Smoky Mountains. These encounters are raising the question, are there any laws that prohibit ...

Please, please, please - stop feeding the bears at Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What may seem to be a kind gesture could result in a mauling, a fine of up to $5,000, or ...