On busy summer evenings in the Great Smoky Mountains, you can feel a quiet negotiation unfolding between people and bears. Hikers stream off the trails, headlights ribbon the valleys, and somewhere in the understory a black bear pauses, listens, and changes course. The park holds roughly about two bears per square mile, an astonishing density ...
Colorado’s black bears are behaving differently than ever before. They’re getting bolder, moving deeper into cities and neighborhoods, treating human spaces like their own backyard dining rooms. This shift isn’t just casual wandering anymore. Something bigger is happening. The evidence is overwhelming. Reports of bear sightings and conflicts with people increased nearly 15% in 2024 ...
Picture this: you’re enjoying your morning coffee when suddenly there’s a massive shadow by your refrigerator. You look up, and there it is – a black bear rummaging through your kitchen like it owns the place. Your heart stops. Your mind goes blank. What happens next could determine whether this encounter ends safely or tragically. ...
