State wildlife experts are concerned practices used to deter bears from peeling trees create new problems, and in the worst cases lure bears to their death, according to hundreds of documents obtained ...

After several years of dealing with people and bears, the BEAR League has amassed an incredible amount of data and thereby has made an important and surprising decision regarding feeding bears. This ...

MISSOURI, USA — A feeding frenzy is about to kick off throughout Missouri. Conservationists have warned the state's residents to prepare their homes. Over 1,000 black bears now call Missouri home, ...

The relationship between humans and bears in the Adirondacks has changed over the decades. When there were still landfills in the park, people would go to those landfills to watch bears eat human food ...

ST. PAUL - Ely bear researcher Lynn Rogers' practice of hand-feeding wild bears is "a terrible idea" that is "very dangerous" and increases the risk of bear attacks on the general public, a federal ...

This conversation was sparked again after an adult and two young black bears frequenting the Nicks Lake Campground in Old Forge gained access to non-natural food sources from campers, unsecured ...

Even feeding bears in areas outside of town won't prevent the bears from coming to town for readily available supplies of trash, pet food and birdseed. Finally, if the bear habitat in western Colorado ...

COSBY, Tenn. (WATE) — Over the last few weeks there have been several bear and human encounters near the Smoky Mountains. These encounters are raising the question, are there any laws that prohibit ...

West Yellowstone, Mont. — Sow 101, a grizzly bear, has had a long and productive life. In her first 20 years, she ranged between Yellowstone National Park and the wild lands outside West Yellowstone, ...

The town of Biltmore Forest unanimously passed an ordinance against feeding wildlife after police responded to a call where residents were “actively feeding bears.” Three municipalities in Western ...