Mississippi is home to two types of black bears: the Louisiana black bear to the south and the American black bear in the northern third of the state. Both were nearly wiped out in the state roughly ...

A tiny young bear cub in the South Delta faced an almost certain death after being abandoned by her mother, but was given a new chance at life when she was re-homed with another mother by the ...

Driving around Rolling Fork, you can't miss the wooden bear statues dotted throughout the town. A new bear is added each year during the Great Delta Bear Affair, an annual festival that started in ...