black bear

noun

: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white

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There have been no efforts to date by that show a commitment to a clean-up consistent with the terms of the Consent Order, said Elizabeth Benton, spokesperson for Tong Most Popular Most Popular A new report shows black bears are on the move in CT. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025 Around the same time, the father-son duo visited the London Zoo and spotted a black bear named Winnie. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025 When the cubs reach 1 year old, they are brought into the base’s wild enclosures with their mothers to learn vital survival skills such as foraging, finding water, and dealing with other wildlife like black bears and wild boars. —

Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025 The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources said that Lester C. Harvey, 58, was with a group of hunters when a black bear fell out of a tree and hit him around 9:50 a.m. —

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