NCWRC’s bear expert Colleen Olfenbuttel said there has been an increase in both human and bear populations over the past decade, and that has led to an uptick in bears denning under houses and decks.

“Bears choose to den in many different types of areas, from a remote wooded location to your neighborhood and community.

Black bears may not go into hibernation the way some expect, but they do get "bear-y" sleepy, according to Zoo Knoxville. The ...

A group of hunters were reportedly tracking a bear in Lunenburg County, between Richmond and Danville, Virginia, on December 9 when the animal ran up into a tree to escape its pursuers.

Three bears were seen scampering up a tree in Northern California on Tuesday, December 17, when a dog chased them, footage shows. Video captured by Toogee Sielsch shows the three bears quickly ...

A group were following a bear they were hunting when it ran up a tree on 9 December, the Virginia government department added. As the hunting party backed away, one of the hunters shot the animal ...

A Virginia man has died after a bear was shot in a tree and fell on him while he hunted with a group, The Associated Press reports. The incident occurred Dec. 9 in Lunenburg County, Va., ...

A US hunter has died after a bear in a tree shot by one of his hunting partners fell on him, state wildlife officials said. The incident occurred December 9 in Lunenburg County, which is between ...

A man has died in the US state of Virginia after a bear in a tree, shot by one of his hunting partners, fell on him, state wildlife officials said. The incident occurred on December 9 in Lunenburg ...

A father of five from Virginia died earlier this month while hunting, after a bear that was shot in a tree by one of his hunting partners fell from the branches above and landed on him.