Black bears were all but wiped out in Mississippi about 100 years ago and as a result, protections for the fragile population were put in place and a bear program was developed to help understand the ...

A young black bear’s journey from Arkansas to Marshall County has captured the attention of animal lovers across North Mississippi. It's also a sign that the bear population of Mississippi is ...

Mississippi’s black bear population was down to just 40 bears in in 2002, but is rebounding with the help of protections and a tracking program, the state says. Mississippi Forestry Commission photo ...

Black bear sightings are increasing in Mississippi, particularly in spring. A young male bear has been sighted in North Mississippi, moving from DeSoto County eastward. A sow with cubs was sighted in ...

16 WAPT'S BROOKLYN JOYNER GIVES US THE SCOOP.. "MISSISSIPPI IS RANKED NUMBER 17 IN THE NATION FOR HAVING THE MOST HUNTING LICENSES SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE EXCITEMENT OF HAVING THE CHANCE TO BRING BACK ...

A huge black bear designated M18 broke a record for heaviest bear in the history of the Black Bear Program. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks was over the moon with the ...

Bear activity is on the rise in Mississippi, and one young male black bear recently caught the attention of residents and wildlife officials as he made his way across the northern part of the ...

Driving around Rolling Fork, you can't miss the wooden bear statues dotted throughout the town. A new bear is added each year during the Great Delta Bear Affair, an annual festival that started in ...

A black bear's journey through Mississippi highlights the state's growing bear population, which has rebounded from near extinction in the 1930s. Mississippi's bear population has increased to at ...