EUREKA, Calif. — Sequoia Park Zoo has welcomed a new resident, an adult female American black bear named Ishung (pronounced ...

Spickler, Zoo Director. “And seems very sweet. We are happy to be on this journey with her and thankful to California ...

Black bear mating season takes place during the summer, but embryos do not begin to develop until the mother bear enters her den. Cubs are born in the middle of the winter denning period, usually ...

Tonight, we journeyed together to “The Gulf Coast,” where the southeastern corner of North America meets the Atlantic Ocean. It spans approximately 1,200 miles, stretching from Florida to Texas, and ...

Tule lost his soulmate Noni, a female black bear, in October, 2024. Even though the two weren't related they bonded at Lake ...

Aidan Ifkovits at Tennessee and Hannah Greer at Michigan State are among several former local athletes who now are flourishing at the college level.

Educators are embracing rather than restricting discussions of race in schools. Leaders have said they’ll do so whether the Trump administration approves or not. By Bernard Mokam Late last fall ...

In honor of the Olympian's 28th birthday, ESSENCE looks back at all the beauty looks she achieved during her biggest wins.

Effective Jan. 1, anyone hunting black bears in Idaho must show proof they have passed a bear identification test to help them differentiate between grizzly bears and black bears. Both reside in ...

There is something eternally charming about Chimamanda Adichie’s new novel, Dream Count. One thing struck me. It tenants a quartet. In her case, four women. Two big-name writers precede her.