All season long, Rausch has been checking the looped wire snares and steel foot traps, slowly adding to his collection of furs – beaver and fox, muskrat and coyote. Every once in a while he keeps one ...

Animals might be the world’s best natural stress-relievers, and for good reason. No matter what they’re doing, they bring ...

Such tools could help scientists track population sizes or recognize aggressive animals that have attacked humans ...

Polar bear paws have specialized adaptations that allow them to walk on ice and swim in the frigid Arctic water.

Two men were charged in connection with an illegal wolf killing near Cody. The wolf was killed in a wolf hunting zone, but authorities allege it was ...

Discover why the binturong smells like popcorn and how scent helps this rainforest mammal communicate, mark territory, and survive.

The DNR is encouraging the public to report findings of black bear dens in Wisconsin. Bears at the sites could be included in a ongoing study of reproduction and population.

But no creature is more tied to the image of a long, cozy winter than hibernating bears all snuggled up in their dens. This ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife has announced modest harvest numbers for the state's first black bear hunt in a decade.

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade killed 52 bears and generated nearly $900,000, but wildlife managers and advocates disagree on its success.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how ...