One skier had a rude awakening as they nearly crossed paths with a 'charging' black bear who was crossing the slopes, but their close call was the perfect reminder that we visit, ski, and even live in ...

A video taken Sunday by an employee at the Keystone Ski Resort in Keystone, Colorado, shows skier Brian O'Neal coming down the slopes at the same time as a black bear appears out of nowhere and ...

Closing day at Keystone Resort appeared to coincide with the end of the winter denning season for bears — as a black bear ...

See the moment a skier and black bear come face-to-face A Colorado ... Hand on the Stove "We originally heard about the bear at the top of the Schoolmarm beginner trail and raced down Silver ...

sometimes punctuated with pauses during which the bear stands on its hind limbs to sniff the air or perhaps have a better view. Bears bound or gallop when running, and can attain speeds of 28-32 mph ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife officials are warning residents living south of Alpine to secure livestock, garbage and bird feeders ...

A black bear appeared on a trail cam at Tahquamenon Falls State Park as it brushed up against a tree, seemingly waking up for spring. The Upper Peninsula is home to more than 10,000 black bears, ...

This story appears in the August 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a drizzly autumn morning on the coast of British Columbia, a shadowy figure lumbers down to shore. A black bear has ...

James Marsh was unlocking the dumpster outside the West Virginia school when a black bear popped its head out of the container and started climbing toward the principal A West Virginia elementary ...

Black bears are North America's most familiar and common bears. They typically live in forests and are excellent tree climbers, but are also found in mountains and swamps. Despite their name ...