Researchers can now extract environmental DNA from paw prints left in the snow by threatened species, such as polar bears and lynxes, and use it to monitor their populations. Polar bears and lynxes, ...

With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped off the planet by the end of the century, it’s vital scientists find a way to monitor numbers to see if conservation efforts are staving off the ...

A hungry bear broke into a California home and left behind a trail of evidence in the form of plum sauce paw prints. Screengrab from KCAL video A hungry bear broke into a California home and helped ...

You'll see them along the beach on any day of the year, along with the distinctive tracks left by other ocean-loving critters, including seabirds, crustaceans, and those spawning superstars of ...

Contrary to what its name suggests, Bear Island in North Carolina is not home to many bears. But the wild animals do occasionally pass through. Hammocks Beach State Park troopers tracked a young black ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A black bear at the beach? That’s what ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. — National Park Service rangers are telling beachgoers at Cape Lookout to be on the lookout for a black bear. In a Facebook post, Cape Lookout National Seashore said Saturday that a ...

Inside Boyds Bear Country, a bear mascot makes his way past hordes of shoppers and slips discreetly through a back exit into a hallway. Behind him, a worker quickly shuts the door. Gingerly, a man and ...

A New Jersey baker says a black bear smashed her window, ate two dozen cupcakes and fled the scene, leaving only a paw print and smeared icing behind. Christine Allen, who runs Mo'Pweeze Bakery, says ...

Horatio Chapple was described as "a fine young gentleman with amazing potential" A 17-year-old boy who was mauled to death by a polar bear on an Arctic exhibition found a paw print two days earlier, ...