American Black Bear

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American Black Bear (180x286)

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The flash startled the bear, and it became inquisitive before it wandered off. I was so torn betw...

Face to Face
by: adam_jack

A large black bear (all fat for winter) was attempting to get some shelter from the feet of snow ...

Bear break in a storm
by: adam_jack

We had quite the interesting night last night! At about 1AM I was awakened by the sound of a car...

A bear ate my car
by: sean_kiz

Encounter with a bear. My husband and I were startled out of bed at 2am with my car alarm ringin...

what a bear can do while searching for food
by: kathykeating

Bear Eating Grass with cub
by: ColoradoBandB

The Anan Creek bear preserve in southeast Alaska provides an opportunity to see both black and br...

Black bears fishing for salmon
by: imcewen

Recent Encounters

Florida Black Bear
Located this bear laying alongside the road while driving through. I had time to stop and photog...
tags: Florida Marion-County Ocklawaha woods black bear wildlife

Ocklawaha, FL
09/20/08

Black Bear and three cubs

Golden, BC
10/18/07

Black Bear and three cubs

Golden, BC
10/18/07

Momma bear and three cubs

Golden, BC
10/18/07

Large Brown Black Bear Foraging in The Water
This large brown Black Bear was foraging in a pond. Watched him for about five minutes before he ...

Prince Albert National Park
05/21/09

Black bears fishing for salmon
The Anan Creek bear preserve in southeast Alaska provides an opportunity to see both black and br...

Anan Creek, AK
08/07/09

Face to Face
The flash startled the bear, and it became inquisitive before it wandered off. I was so torn betw...
tags: cool close-encounter scary

Coal Creek Canyon, CO
10/28/09

Bear break in a storm
A large black bear (all fat for winter) was attempting to get some shelter from the feet of snow ...
tags: cool bedded close-encounter

Coal Creek Canyon, CO
10/28/09

American Black Bear
Black bear in my back yard. Scat seen yesterday, actual bear today. The village constable knows a...
via iPhone

Lake Nebagamon, WI
10/19/09
private encounter

Young bear grazing in Alyeska Resort
tags: Alaska bear Alyeska

Girdwood, AK
07/11/06

A bear in the woods
I met this guy in the woods while on a run. Thankfully s/he did the decent thing and lumbered off...

Ranch Elsie Rd, CO
08/25/09

American Black Bear
Came across her on the Gregory Bald hike with her cubs.
via iPhone

Cades Cove, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, TN
06/10/09

Very fresh tracks in snow
The snow was melting so fast that my snowshoe tracks were melting out quickly so this bear was ri...

Mount St. Helens, WA
06/03/09

Bear Eating Grass with cub

Estes Park, CO
05/09/09

Bird Feeders Beware
A bear tore down the bird feeders...

Coal Creek Canyon, CO
04/25/09

Black Bear sitting on a hill near Bennett, BC.

Bennett, BC
08/02/08

"Hello down there"
We were on a "Zip Line" tree platform in a location just south of Ketchikan when a this bear stro...

Ketchikan, AK
08/16/07

A bear ate my car
We had quite the interesting night last night! At about 1AM I was awakened by the sound of a car...
tags: car-damage

Coal Creek Canyon, CO
11/07/08

Meandering Black Bear
This large guy (fat and ready for winter) was happily wandering on the hill behind properties. Da...

Coal Creek Canyon, CO
11/03/08

Border crossing
As we crossed the border from NM to CO on HWY 17 going over Cumbres Pass we spotted a black bear...

CO-17, CO
10/13/05

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Category Details

Records		30
Class		Mammal

First Observation
	chrisgosnell Black Bear about 1 year ago.

Latest Observation
	rudepet American Black Bear 4 months ago.

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Places for American Black Bear

Redstone, CO . Coal Creek Canyon, CO . White Ranch Park, CO . Whistler, BC, Canada . Estes Park, CO . Ketchikan, AK . Ranch Elsie Rd, CO . Bennett, BC . CO-17, CO . Mount St. Helens, WA . Girdwood, AK . Lake Nebagamon, WI . Cades Cove, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, TN . Anan Creek, AK . Prince Albert National Park . Golden, BC . Ocklawaha, FL . Fairbanks, AK