Wildlife expert advises against using bird feeders during the winter (or ever) if you don't want to have bears on your ...

Not all black bears den for the full winter season. Often, the department said black bears that enter a winter den are females who will birth their cubs in the den or females with yearlings.

Black bears are the only species of bears that live in the Bay State Many bears remain active in the winter, as opposed to hibernating, if there is adequate food. Have you ever been on a nature ...