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Watch as a black bear crawls out of a family's vent. The bear was likely using the vent as a den to keep warm during winter months. Video courtesy of N.C. Wildlife.
If you see a bear or a bear den, leave it alone, biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are urging people.
Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Gus' body and cells will be donated to a number of cancer research organizations, all with the same goal of helping to understand and treat cancer in both humans and animals.
WRAL staff
Black bears climb around a woman's porch in Buncombe County. While she finds them fascinating, wildlife experts find the woman's nonchalant behavior troubling.
One bear expert said it's going to be more common this month as more bears break off from their mothers.
In the past two days, Chapel Hill police officers have reported two black bear sightings along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The Museum of Life and Science announced the death of Yona, a 14-year-old black bear who has been part of the museum since 2010.
A Fayetteville woman's security camera shows a black bear jumping over her fence on May 8, 2023.
A Fayetteville woman's security camera shows a black bear jumping over her fence.
A bear in Asheville got in on one man's lounging session at his home, with both reactions drawing smiles throughout the internet.
Greenville resident Alden Stalls submitted this video of a black bear in Greenville on Wednesday morning.
A large black bear was seen in Greenville on Wednesday morning near East Carolina University's campus.
A black bear was found roaming near a California neighborhood on Monday.
The brother and sister baby black bear cubs will stay in the North Carolina Zoo VHS Wildlife Rehab Center for several months.
Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
A group of adorable black bear cubs are being treated at the NC Zoo.
As development and tourism increase in western North Carolina, human encounters with black bears are becoming more frequent. State and federal wildlife regulators say more bear hunting is needed.
A black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)
As development and tourism increase in western North Carolina, human encounters with black bears are becoming more frequent. State and federal wildlife regulators say more bear hunting is needed
By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief
Three bears - believed to be a mama bear and her cubs - have taken up residence in a tree in Chesapeake, Virginia.
A rescued 60-pound, nine-month-old female black bear is the newest resident at the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science.
A bear attacked a couple Wednesday evening in the parking lot of an Asheville area art center this week, WYFF reports.
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Once the bear decides to come down from the tree, the biggest threat is him getting hit again, according to District Wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel.
A baby black bear was camped out in a tree outside UNC Rex Hospital on Tuesday.
An employee and others spotted what appeared to be a baby black bear in a tree outside UNC Rex Hospital on Tuesday. Credit: Kentrelle White