Animal Facts: Black Bear
- Describes this bear’s habits and habitats and how it is illegally hunted by poachers for a variety of body parts.
- http://wildwnc.org/af/blackbear.html

Secrets of Black Bear Hibernation
- Popular article, based on PBS series, about hibernation biology of Ursus americanus.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/hibernation.html

Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
- Brief information, including status, behavior, habitat and description, with links to other bear sites.
- http://www.black-bears.org/

Black Bear Conservation Committee
- Engaged in efforts to stop the decline of Louisiana Black Bears (Ursus americanus); site has a message board, research links, news, and a free CD about bears and song birds for educators.
- http://www.bbcc.org/