First Saturday in June, National Black Bear Day recognizes the most commonly found bear in North America. Also known as the American black bear, its scientific name is Ursus americanus. Despite their name, black bears can even come shades of cinnamon, blue/black, blue/grey & rare instances, white. Found in 40 US states & Canadian provinces. Coastal North Carolina has the largest black bears on the planet, northeastern part of the state has the world’s highest black bear densities. Black Bear in a refuge.