Black Bear

Scientific Name: Ursus americanus
Bear Feeding Ban: It is unlawful to intentionally lay or place food, fruit, hay, grain, chemical, salt or other minerals that may cause bears to congregate or habituate an area. In addition, if nuisance bears are being attracted to an area by other wildlife feeding, game wardens can issue written notice to temporarily halt the activity.

Live Stream from Northeast Pennsylvania

This live stream from Monroe County is brought to you by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and HDOnTap. Black bears are wild creatures and it is important for us to keep them wild. Please refrain from naming the sow and her cubs to respect them as a wild animals. Also respect the privacy of the bears and the landowners, to whom we are extremely grateful for their enthusiastic cooperation in allowing us to share this peek into the lives of black bears.

UPDATE 4/12: It appears that the sow and cub left the den site during the evening of Thursday, April 11. We hope you’ll join us in watching the live stream one last time. Join us at 12 noon (Eastern) Monday, April 15 for the closure of the 2019 PA Bear Den live stream. Local State Game Warden Bryan Mowrer will be Under the Deck in the den. He’ll be discussing the dimensions of the tight quarters, the camera set up, and the local outdoors that the sow and cub may be exploring. We are also working on other exclusive content. Stay tuned!

Learn more about this den site From Under the Deck.

Thank you homeowners, HDOnTap, and fans. This has been such a neat experience.