Local officials want the community to take action to reduce the chance of human-bear conflict and protect both species from harm.

The Bear Gulch Fire in the Olympic National Forest has spread hundreds of acres west into the Mount Skokomish Wilderness after initially slowing last week. Originating north of Lake Cushman near ...

The teddy bear lacked the typical soft fur the cuddly kids’ toys are known to have and instead featured an almost leathery, human-like skin that had been stretched and pinned to its body.

If not for Chestnut, six-time winner Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, who once took on a Kodiak bear in a hot dog eating contest on Fox (and lost, but still), might have proven unstoppable.

Kenosha-based Bear Development is proposing a 336-unit housing development in Mount Pleasant. The project, which received initial zoning approval from the village’s Plan Commission on Wednesday ...

A Michigan bear is feeling much, much better. Wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck for two years.

An unwelcome plastic collar was removed from around the neck of a 2-year-old bear.

A cherished wooden bear was stolen from the porch of a Mount Vernon home, the police department reported Tuesday. The bear’s owner, Merrylee, told “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio ...

Washington state will get specialized license plates, where drivers can support causes such as Mount St. Helens, pickleball and honey bees.

These vintage photographs of bear biologists, bear hunters, and more were taken on the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge from 1950 through the 1980s.