You may have heard advice that you can feed birds in the winter but should take them down when bears emerge from hibernation. But Wattles recommends never putting bird feeders up in the first place.

A file photo of a brown bear coming out of its den. Bears across the country are waking up from hibernation as spring starts. A file photo of a brown bear coming out of its den. Bears across the ...

But in recent years, more and more bears have been groggily waking up from hibernation early, staggering across the landscape and sometimes into towns looking for food. And often, they just stay ...

It’s not uncommon for bears to wake up during hibernation. They may wake up if they sense danger or need to leave the den for another urgent reason like a damp or wet hibernation space.

We are approaching April and black bears will be waking up from hibernation. Females may have as many as four cubs or yearlings that come out of the den with them. Up to five bears in that one den, ...

Biologists say bears ... hibernate until April, other bears will emerge from their dens once enough snow recedes, temperatures warm, and they can consistently find food. “These bears that are up ...

Mosbrook Alaska's fat bears lose up to a third of their weight ... better odds of surviving their winter hibernation (or "semi-hibernation") and waking from hibernation in healthier shape, with ...

A bear in Minnesota was rescued by local authorities on Monday after it became stuck in an icy culvert during his winter hibernation ... but groggy after waking up from his winter sleep.