They drink from nearby ponds and streams that are not polluted. The black bears live in abandoned caves called dens. They have to have enough room to live and take care of their babies. Man kills in two ways. The first way is hunting season.
Hunters kill bears during hunting season to get their furs to sell.
Black bears like to climb trees and usually do if they are being chased or hunted. Reasons for Endangerment People cut down their forests, and since bears are not social animals, they run away and do not have a place to stay. This is why they are an endangered species. The only way black bears become socialized is if they become captives. Then they become tame and most of the time a nuisance.