A black bear's journey from Arkansas to Mississippi has made headlines. But a much more famous bear — the teddy bear — is ...

Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub who she hopes will consider her ...

Autumn Welch dons a fur coat, leather gloves and a bear mask for work these days, then enters an enclosure to feed and fawn over a 12-pound (5.4 kg) black bear cub who she hopes will consider her ...

The fur coats are stored in bins with hay scented by black bears. ... “Mama” is a giant stuffed teddy bear propped up in the corner of a pen at the society’s 13-acre Ramona Wildlife Center.