Black Bears

Missouri's black bears were decimated in the early 20th century, but have come back in recent years. With an estimated 800 bears now living in the state, the Department of Conservation is holding a regulated hunt to help with population control.

Missouri Department of Conservation furbearer biologist Laura Conlee delves into how conservation efforts led to an expanding black bear population in Missouri, new hunting guidelines and the Be Bear Aware Campaign.

The Missouri Department of Conservation says the black bear population is strong enough to support a hunting season.

The number of black bears in Missouri has more than doubled in seven years, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. There are now as many as…

The Ballwin Police Department is urging residents to be cautious after a black bear was spotted Sunday in a St. Louis County neighborhood.According to a…

Three black bear cubs look down on a team of Missouri conservationists from a tree branch about 60 feet above. They’re scared, but after climbing that…

Have you noticed the millions of armadillos wandering around the St. Louis area and across Missouri this summer? Okay, maybe not millions, but they’re…

Black bears can now be found in southern Missouri, thanks to a reintroduction program more than fifty years ago.The University of Missouri has worked in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2012 - A Dec. 12 report of a mountain lion in DeKalb County capped off what has been a big…

The current answer to that question is unclear, the Kansas City Star says, but in the last two years, scientists with the Missouri Black Bear Project have…