How to tell a black bear from a grizzly
People often picture grizzly bears as big and brown, but both species come in the same colors and weight ranges overlap. A large American black bear can easily outweigh a small grizzly. Learn [...]
A Short History of Bears in the United States
When the first Europeans set foot in what is now the United States, experts estimate that as many as half a million black bears lived in forested areas from coast to coast. West of the [...]
What’s the difference between brown bears and grizzly bears?
All grizzly bears are brown bears, but not all brown bears are grizzlies. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) are the most widely distributed species of bears in the world; in many parts of the world [...]