https://wildlife.blog/tags/american-black-bear/ Recent content in American Black Bear on Wildlife.blog Hugo en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:55:20 +0000 https://wildlife.blog/posts/black-bear-new-jersey/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 05:55:20 +0000 https://wildlife.blog/posts/black-bear-new-jersey/ <p><strong>American Black Bear</strong> <em>(Ursus americanus)</em></p> <p>North America&rsquo;s smallest and most common bear, black bears are agile climbers and can run up to 35 mph despite their bulk.</p> <p>New Jersey has one of the densest black bear populations in the U.S., concentrated in the forested northwest; they are active year-round but most visible from spring through fall.</p> <figure class="range-map-figure"> <div class="range-map" data-geojson="/posts/black-bear-new-jersey/range.geojson" data-taxon="41638" aria-label="Map of the modeled range of this species"></div> <figcaption>Modeled range · <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41638" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iNaturalist</a> · CC BY 4.0</figcaption> </figure> <script src="https://wildlife.blog/js/leaflet.db49d009c841f5ca34a888c96511ae936fd9f5533e90d8b2c4d57596f4e5641a.js"></script> <script> (function () { function initRangeMaps() { if (typeof L === 'undefined') return; document.querySelectorAll('.range-map').forEach(function (el) { if (el._rangeMap) return; var map = L.map(el, { scrollWheelZoom: false }); el._rangeMap = map; var taxon = el.getAttribute('data-taxon'); var credit = taxon ? '<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/' + taxon + '">iNaturalist</a>' : 'iNaturalist'; L.tileLayer('https://tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', { maxZoom: 12, attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> · Range: ' + credit + ' (CC BY 4.0)' }).addTo(map); map.setView([0, 0], 1); fetch(el.getAttribute('data-geojson')) .then(function (r) { return r.json(); }) .then(function (geo) { var layer = L.geoJSON(geo, { style: { color: '#2e7d32', weight: 1, fillColor: '#2e7d32', fillOpacity: 0.35 } }).addTo(map); try { map.fitBounds(layer.getBounds(), { padding: [12, 12], maxZoom: 8 }); } catch (e) {} }) .catch(function () { }); }); } if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', initRangeMaps); } else { initRangeMaps(); } })(); </script> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear">Wikipedia</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41638">iNaturalist</a> | <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41638/map">Range map</a></p>