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

Over 100 Bear Statues Have Been Scattered Across New Bern Since The City's 300th Anniversary In 2010 . New Bern, NC. is one of the towns in North Carolina with the best downtown main streets.There ...

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 ...

While cities like Asheville are the darlings of western North Carolina, the small towns that dot the mountains serve as the ...

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 ...

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.

U.S. Forest Service officials in North Carolina said on Thursday, May 11, that a section of the Appalachian Trail is temporarily closed to overnight camping due to "recent aggressive bear behavior." ...

According to wildlife experts, most North Carolina black bears live in the eastern part of the state, in the NC mountain areas, or up nearer the Virginia border. When we see them in other areas ...

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.