The Fish and Wildlife Department issued a draft black bear management plan in April that estimates California’s black bear population to be about 65,000, up from around 20,000 in 1998, ...

A California black bear with a "long history of human conflict" was euthanized earlier this week after breaking into a trailer and swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe, state wildlife officials said.

A California black bear with a history of confronting humans and breaking into homes was euthanized this week after swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe and sending her to the hospital with cuts ...

A California black bear with a "long history of human conflict" was euthanized earlier this week after breaking into a trailer and swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe, state wildlife officials said.

A large 430-pound bear was hit and killed by a truck on a Northern California road, wildlife officials said. The bear had been walking in the road in the “early morning darkness” when the ...

A California black bear with a history of confronting humans and breaking into homes was euthanized this week after swiping at a camper near Lake Tahoe and sending her to the hospital with cuts ...

Male black bears range between 350 pounds to 600 pounds, whereas female black bears grow up to be about 200 pounds, according to the California Department of Wildlife and Fish.