05/20/2015 02:53 PM EDT
BIG NEWS: The Louisiana black bear is no longer endangered thanks to conservation efforts over the past 20 years. President Theodore Roosevelt made the Louisiana black bear famous in 1902 when he spared one from his trophy collection and it became the inspiration for the “Teddy Bear.” Learn more: http://on.doi.gov/1JAsBTS
Photo of a Louisiana black bear eating grass by Pam McIlhenny, USFWS.