Brown bear claws are longer and straighter than those of American black bears.

The dump was closed after both brown and American black bears came to associate humans with food and lost their natural fear of them.

It is a chief ingredient of the American bear claw pastry.

Other animals in the wilderness include the mountain lion, bobcat, and American black bear.

In Canada, they are used to flush out American black bears.

American black bears were a common attraction by the 1930s, but in 1929 alone 81 people required treatment for bear-related injuries.

The American black bear is the world's most common bear species.

American black bears tend to be territorial and non-gregarious in nature.

"And even with our resources," he added, "it has been difficult to stop illegal killing of American bears."

Natural predators include wolves, brown bears and American black bears.