The 2025 New Jersey bear hunt is set to return for its second and final segment after more than 350 were killed during the ...

OAK RIDGE, New Jersey -- There are unconfirmed reports that "Pedals" the bear, which became an Internet sensation when filmed walking upright on its hind legs around New Jersey neighborhoods, was ...

WEST MILFORD -- A 22-year-old Rutgers University student was killed in a rare bear attack in northern New Jersey Sunday. Authorities believe a black bear attacked and killed Darsh Patel, who was ...

The first segment of the 2025 New Jersey bear hunt ended with a total slightly below last year's, according to state data released over the weekend. There were 367 bears killed over the six-day hunt ...

OCEAN COUNTY, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey police are warning residents in Ocean County to be on the lookout for a black bear. Several passersby captured cellphone video of the animal that was ...

Animal rights advocates with vegan doughnuts in tow rallied in Trenton Thursday to call on New Jersey to ban hunters from baiting bears and to bash Gov. Christie for allowing the hunt. The protest at ...

During torpor, bears' heart rates and body temperatures are lowered, and they can survive for months on their own body fat.

FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A man caught two black bears fighting in front of his home in New Jersey, and he recorded the encounter in a video that is going viral. Corey Bale posted the video with the ...