No one wants to see a bear outside of their tent. By keeping your food sealed and following these steps, you can decrease ...

As the summer camping season opens this month, White River National Forest officials are emphasizing the importance of following food storage rules to ensure safety and minimize conflicts with ...

A bear crushed a tent while searching for food at a backcountry campsite in Yellowstone National Park, officials said. NPS/Neal Herbert Yellowstone National Park A black bear went to extreme lengths ...

California is home to around 35,000 black bears, so it shouldn’t be a surprise if you encounter one while camping in the Golden State. Black bears are found throughout California — the wilderness, ...

Bears can be common risk on a camping trip, which is why it's important you clean up your campsite. If they don't smell food, bears will often avoid humans.

ASHEVILLE — A backcountry camping area near Mount Mitchell, on land owned by the U.S. Forest Service, has reopened to campers after two bear-proof steel food storage boxes were installed by N.C. High ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Headed to the Lake Tahoe Basin for a summer camping trip? Black bear biologists who work in the Tahoe Basin every day have some advice and thoughts to share to help keep ...

An adult female black bear that crushed an unoccupied tent at a Yellowstone National Park campsite and climbed a food storage pole to tear down properly stored food bags was killed by park staff on ...

Camping means sharing a space with wild animals that call it home. Using a bear bag can help you avoid unwanted encounters.