NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) - A Yachats woman on trial for feeding black bears outside her home has been convicted of harassing wildlife. But 61-year-old Karen Noyes was found not guilty Tuesday of recklessly ...

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 ...

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, ...

Biltmore Forest passed a new town ordinance Sept. 9 after police found residents were "basically feeding the bears daily." ...

ASHEVILLE — After a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway was closed Oct. 30 due to reports of park visitors feeding and attempting to hold a bear, no one has been fined or cited for what bear behavioral ...

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 ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — It’s that time of year again. Bear cubs are starting to head out on their own and that means people in the Sunshine State may start seeing them in unexpected places.

Biltmore Forest has a new law to keep residents from feeding bears. An ordinance created last month prohibits feeding wildlife that could pose a threat to property and people. BEAR-Y HUNGRY: BEAR ...