What bears do in June
June at a Glance: Yearlings leave mom and search for food, shelter and a place of their own. Adult males travel far and wide looking for mates. Nursing moms venture farther from home base [...]
What bears do in May
May at a Glance: All bears visit all the places where they reliably found food last year. Cubs learn how to climb up (and down) trees and learn to “talk.” Cubs are still nursing, but start [...]
What bears do in April
April at a Glance: Most bears leave their dens for good. Cubs get their first look at their new world. Mother bears continue to nurse and keep their den and cubs clean. Bears that found [...]
California and Nevada Join Forces to Promote Being BearWise in Tahoe
Bears don’t know when they cross from one state to another or from federal lands to state lands to private lands. So the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Nevada [...]
Bear biologist offers tips about black bears coming out of hibernation
March 2023 by Brian Whipkey, Pennsylvania Outdoors Columnist: Black bears appear to be healthy during this winter’s hibernation in Pennsylvania. “So far, a lot of the bears are in good [...]
What bears do in March
March at a Glance: Some black bears leave their dens to walk around, stretch their legs and then go back to sleep. Other bears leave dens for good. Bears emerge skinny, groggy and thirsty and [...]
Trapped bear rescued from icy northern Minnesota culvert
February 6, 2023 by Louis Krauss, Star Tribune A bear was rescued Monday in northern Minnesota after hibernating partly in a snowy culvert that flooded, trapping the animal in ice and snow. The [...]
What bears do in February
February at a Glance: Pregnant female black bears give birth. Cubs begin to grow. Bears snug in their dens live off fat reserves, recycle waste and by-products into useful amino acids and heal [...]
Will bears find a good winter den at your place?
You’re probably not surprised that a nicely hollowed out tree, dense thicket or handy cave might appeal to a bear in search of a winter den. But did you know the big pile of brush in your [...]
Do bears really hibernate?
Some people believe that bears are not true hibernators. Squirrels, bats, rodents, marmots and other true hibernators enter a state close to suspended animation where body temperatures fall close [...]