[The Bear Family in the Pacific Northwest]

Black Bear

Euarctos americanus

Black Bear: Euarctos americanus

A black bear observed along a riparian area at the Klickitat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area......June 17, 2007.

Scat of Black Bear: Ursus americanus - Scat of Black Bear: Ursus americanus

Bear scat seen at left along the Riley Trail #64, Mount Adams Wilderness..........October 3, 2014. The photo at right shows black bear scat as seenalong the Round the Mountain Trail #9 between Crooked and Gotchen Creeks, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams......September 4, 2022.

Scat of the Black Bear: Euarctos americanus - Scat of Black Bear: Euarctos americanus

Black bear scat at left on the trail along the Blue Lake Horse Trail #237 at the head of the Blue Lake drainage, Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument......August 14, 2024. Obviously, it had been eating some huckleberries. The image at right shows bear scat in conifer forest at the Klickitat Oaks Phase 2, a Columbia Land Trust property on the south rim of Snyder Canyon, Klickitat County, WA.........May 6, 2024.
Paul Slichter