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black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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This is rural Richland Parish, once a floodplain tangled with meandering bayous and wild canebrake where black bears still wander and a quarter of the 20,000 residents live below the poverty line.
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Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Back in June, a Los Angeles homeowner was stunned to discover a black bear had entered their backyard.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2022, the most recent year data is available in the monitoring report, Ohio had both its highest sightings and confirmations of black bears on record, with 285 sightings reported in 52 counties.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Glittering black-sand beaches are littered with sea lions and elephant seals, while a lucky few might spot a roaming black bear or elk, creatures that are also enjoying the stillness.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Back in June, a Los Angeles homeowner was stunned to discover a black bear had entered their backyard.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2022, the most recent year data is available in the monitoring report, Ohio had both its highest sightings and confirmations of black bears on record, with 285 sightings reported in 52 counties.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Glittering black-sand beaches are littered with sea lions and elephant seals, while a lucky few might spot a roaming black bear or elk, creatures that are also enjoying the stillness.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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