External Links

Black Bear Homepage - This site includes facts about black bears, black bear sounds, as well as photographs taken from a camerca positioned inside a bear den.

Nova Online: Secrets of Hibernation - This site give a good background of hibernation in a complete yet easy-to-understand way.

Wikipedia - The wikipedia site is informative about all aspects of black bears, and has links to related topics and terms that the reader might want to investigate.

Black Bears in North America - Information on the distribution and welfare of black bear populations in North America.

NY Times Article about Hibernating Bears - This article discusses how scientists are trying to discover all of the recycling properties of black bears for possible duplication in humans (also quotes R. A. Nelson, whom wrote or co-wrote 4 of my sources).