How did the bear adapt to live in a coniferous forest?

They are omnivres, so that gives them a wider variety of foods to choose from. They hibernate during the winter, after eating much and storing fat during the fall. For more info: http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/sarr/forestecology/fsblkbear.cfm http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/core/4th/4thSciber/enviro/html/conifer.htm http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/coniferous4/coniferous4b.html