There is no animal more synonymous with the great outdoors than the bear. Scientists have been working for decades to reduce the negative outcomes of when the inevitable happens: Human meets bear.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Conflicts between bears and humans continue to rise in many areas of Colorado, including the Front Range, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which is ...

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is urging residents to be safe and follow proper guidance to reduce the likelihood of conflicts with black bears this fall amid a rise ...

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 ...

As human interactions with bears in Connecticut are at an all-time high, with over 30 home break-ins reported this year, the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is seeking public ...

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 ...

Several human-bear encounters in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this month have triggered trail closures and warnings throughout the park. There were three incidents April 18-19 in which ...

Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears ...

Three bear‑related incidents at Ramsey Cascades Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this past weekend, have prompted trail closures to protect visitors, according an April 20 news release ...