The state has a pretty good sense of what is influencing bear mortality, she said. Hunters are responsible for most premature bear deaths, followed by vehicle collisions. Freak accidents, like a bear ...

Vermont’s black bear population is estimated at 6,800 to 8,000 bears based on 2024 data, the most recent available, according ...

Vermont’s black bear population is estimated at 6,800 to 8,000 bears based on 2024 data, the most recent available, according ...

Comeau says "high rates of hunter harvest, growing numbers of bears killed by vehicles and increasing conflict between bears ...

If it seems like Vermont has a lot of black bears, it’s because it does. New data from the Vt. Department of Fish & Wildlife ...

Vermont’s black bear population is estimated at 6,800 to 8,000 bears based on 2024 data, the most recent available, according ...

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, and ODNR recently trapped, collared and released a female bear for research. The black bear population in Ohio is estimated between 50 and 100, with most ...

We’re not talking about the friendly Lazy Bears in Guerneville.

The effort is described as "vital to ongoing research and management of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem," with a provided "IGBST trapping hotline at 406-994-6675" so community ...

Car crashes with wildlife can be common across the species’ range, officials said. Nearly 50 grizzlies died in crashes from 2009 to 2023 in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and an average of 3.3 ...