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Two bears were spotted battling it out in a Massachusetts home’s backyard this month in a fight that was caught on camera. The home’s owner in Sturbridge shared cellphone video of the tussle with NBC10 Boston. She said she spotted the brawl after noticing that one of her family’s outdoor pumpkins had been moved. In the video of the...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife arrested a man Saturday on suspicion of killing a mother black bear and two cubs in the Rocky Mountains a few hours southwest of Denver.

A government shutdown could postpone fan-favorite Fat Bear Week, set to begin just days after the funding deadline for Congress.

A mom shielded her son, who had Down syndrome, after a bear jumped on a picnic table, eating tacos and enchiladas.

A three-legged bear broke into the patio of a Florida home, startling a 13-year-old boy and his dog.

Two bears were seen strolling through a South Lake Tahoe neighborhood last week.

California authorities have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around South Lake Tahoe: a mama bear and three of her cubs.

A bear threw a summer pool party in the backyard of a Burbank home.

Connecticut has undoubtedly seen more bear interactions as of late, and you may be wondering just how many sightings have been reported in your town. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released data that shows how many bear sightings have been reported to them in each of the state’s 169 towns. So far this year, Simsbury has the…

We’re learning more about a bear break-in in Canton. Police released the 911 call as a parent tried to help his son who was home alone.

Lawmakers have passed a bill allowing for certain killings of bears and prohibits intentional feeding of them.

A mama bear was euthanized after breaking into a Bloomfield home Wednesday evening. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they were called to a home in Bloomfield at about 5 p.m. after a bear had reportedly got inside through a screen door while two people were home. Officials said the bear left the home before EnCon Police…

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has tranquilized a bear that climbed into a tree in downtown Hartford Friday afternoon. The bear was in a tree on Chestnut Street for hours and animal control responded to the scene. Police blocked off roads in the area. Officials from the Environmental Conservation Police and Wildlife Division also responded, according to…

The recent case of a bear cub in Litchfield is drawing attention to a little-known policy in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) regarding orphaned cubs.

Making neighbors in Avon bear aware. State leaders and wildlife officials hosted a meeting in town Thursday evening aimed at educating people on how to live with bears.

Making neighbors in Avon bear aware. State leaders and wildlife officials hosted a meeting in town Thursday evening aimed at educating people on how to live with bears. This comes as more human-bear conflicts are being reported in recent years. “There’s a big, huge black bear going through the dumpster and eating all the food,” said Ron Cataldi. Cataldi...

Officers from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection EnCon Police euthanized a bear that broke into a home in Salisbury on Tuesday. According to DEEP, the 400-pound male bear had entered several homes in the area over the past few days. The bear entered a home in Falls Village and then a different home in Salisbury on Monday, DEEP…

No sanctioned bear hunts this time. Connecticut lawmakers moved a bill forward Friday removing a controversial hunting proposal meant to address the rise in bear-human interactions. In a state with many wide forests, people in Connecticut are no strangers to seeing bears in their neighborhoods. They include homeowners in Simsbury. “We’ve had them come on the porch. We’ve had...