About
Bears

Today most people live in, recreate in or travel to places bears call home. The more you know about these remarkable animals, the more you’ll be inspired to do your part to keep bears wild.

Black bear photo by Dana Karelus, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas black bear (Dana Karelus, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)

Black Bears

American black bears are the most common and adaptable bear in North America. They live from coast to coast in all but a handful of states and are found from the northernmost parts of Alaska and Canada to central Mexico.

Learn About American Black Bears
  • What color is a black bear?
  • How big and fast are black bears?
  • A bear’s sensational nose
  • All about black bear cubs
  • Do bears really hibernate?
  • and much more…

Download our Free 4-page Brief: Meet the American Black Bear

Montana grizzly bear photo by Derek Reich
Montana grizzly bear (Derek Reich/Zöoprax Productions)

Grizzly Bears

Grizzly bears need room to roam. Today most of the world’s grizzly bears make their home in Alaska and Northern Canada. But after decades of conservation, grizzly bear populations are once again stable and expanding in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington.

Learn About Grizzly Bears
  • Where do grizzly bears live?
  • What do grizzly bears eat?
  • How big is a grizzly bear?
  • Grizzly bear mothers and cubs
  • Home ranges, not territories
  • If you see a grizzly bear
  • and much more…
BearWise black bear - grizzly bear profile
How To Tell a Black Bear From a Grizzly Bear
Top photo: a light-colored yearling black bear (Nevada Department of Wildlife)