AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus americanus)

Other name:

French: Ours noir, German: Baribal , Spanish: Oso negro americano

Subspecies:

  1. Olympic Black Bear

  2. New Mexico Black Bear

  3. Eastern Black Bear

  4. California Black Bear

  5. Haida Gwaii Black Bear or Queen Charlotte Islands Black Bear

  6. Cinnamon Bear

  7. Glacier Bear or Blue Bear

  8. East Mexican Black Bear

  9. Florida Black Bear

  10. Newfoundland Black Bear

  11. Kermode Bear or Island White Bear, Spirit Bear

  12. Louisiana Black Bear

  13. West Mexican Black Bear

  14. Kenai Black Bear

  15. Dall Island Black Bear

  16. Vancouver Island Black Bear

Distribution: Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico.

Habitat: Temperate and boreal forests, subtropical areas.

Diet: Generalist and opportunistic omnivores ranging from roots, buds, fruits, nuts to insects, fish, mammals, honey and carrion.

General Behaviours: Mainly diurnal but can be diurnal in places with abundant food and near human activity. Hibernate in the winter.

Threats: Isolated populations may cause localised extirpation.
Human caused mortality.

Conservation Status: CITES Appendix II
Least Concern (IUCN Red List, assessed in