Standing in the small open meadow, deep in the North Woods, a group of photographers and I were enjoying the early morning calmness. Sunlight streamed through the branches of black ash and quaking ...

The spectacled bear, also known as the Andean ... In this image, a black bear cub walks with its mother. Bear cubs are known to be altricial animals, meaning they are helpless when first born.

A heartwarming scene unfolded under a deck at Lake Tahoe, where a mama bear named Sugar Bear and her newborn cub, Snowflake, ...

The cubs are born underdeveloped ... Like many endangered or vulnerable animals, the spectacled bear’s biggest threat is a loss of habitat from degradation and habitat loss.