But black bears are also shy and secretive. Available human food can lure them out of their forested hideaways, especially ...

COLORADO, USA — Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently opened a new round of grant funding to provide local communities with resources to reduce conflicts with bears. The Human-Bear Conflict Reduction ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering $1 million in grants to help reduce human-bear conflicts. It's part of the Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program, where CPW will provide grants ...

Bear conflicts with humans continue to be a problem in Connecticut despite a small dip in bear home entries last year, according to the 2026 “The State of the Bears,” an annual Department of Energy ...

Two encounters included a bear approaching visitors and taking backpacks. In another, a bear displayed aggressive behavior ...

North Carolina’s black bear population has made a comeback, and people are more likely to come across the bears than in years ...