The four-state mountain region that includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to an estimated 14,500 black bears, but one particular animal had caught the attention of a watchful police ...

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An unexpected visitor got a lot of attention at Westfarms Friday. A bear climbed a tree on mall property before running into nearby woods. This comes as bear season picks up in our state.

Wildlife officials were eventually able to chase the bear into the woods nearby. They say the animal likely recently came out of hibernation and was looking for food.

A Eugene man who captured and relocated a juvenile black bear in Lane County on Sunday ... "I'm trying to do what's best for this animal, to get it out of town so it doesn't get hit by a car ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Spring is here in East Tennessee, which means bears are coming out of hibernation. Bears become particularly active during this time of year as they search for food to sate ...

March 26 (UPI) --An international animal welfare group announced the start of March Napness, a March Madness-style bracket tournament tracking when bears at sanctuaries across Europe will wake ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Warmer weather is upon us and, along with the emergence of spring flowers, South Carolina's black bear population is beginning to leave their hibernation locations in search of ...

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