Under North Carolina law, "any person who unlawfully takes, possesses, transports, sells, possesses for sale, or buys any bear or bear part is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor," punishable by a ...

The bear was released last month in an undisclosed, remote mountain area in western North Carolina, the state’s Wildlife Resources Commission announced Wednesday.

“By trying to capture a bear cub, you may cause it to become orphaned, injured or both.” Officials released the female cub in a remote part of the western North Carolina mountain area ...

The female black bear cub pulled from a tree for a selfie photo in North Carolina has returned to the wild, months after ...

Adorable footage from Black Mountain, North Carolina, shows a bear cub trying out a backyard swing while another climbs a tree. Captured on May 7, 2025, by homeowner James Caron's family, the ...

North Carolina wildlife officials are warning the public to avoid bear cubs.. There is a population of at least 20,000 Black bears in the state. Most are found in mountain and coastal regions.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s 2022 annual bear harvest totaled 4,056 bears - which is the highest total. The Wildlife Resource reported that 2,533 ...

A parasitic outbreak of Trichinellosis that left at least 10 people with facial swelling in November 2023 was caused by undercooked bear meat served at a mountain affair in North Carolina ...

Bear meat served at a North Carolina mountain affair infected as many as 10 people with Trichinellosis, resulting in such unusual symptoms as eye and facial swelling, health officials have learned.

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A family is warning other pet owners about a bear that killed their miniature horse in western North Carolina, WLOS reports. It happened over the weekend in Black Mountain.