ROMEOVILLE, IL — Nineteen paintings depicting Smokey Bear, the popular symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign, will be on display at five Will County nature sites ...

Bears usually hibernate in winter, but some wander Northern California yards instead. Damon Arthur. USA TODAY NETWORK. When the nights get long and the days are cold and gray, bears find a den out ...

Photo via Adobe Stock Reports have been coming in from around the state: Bears are leaving their dens after a shorter-than-usual winter sleep — and they’re hungry. Late last week, the Vermont ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A woolly bear in a woodpile Sunday ... which is where your reader found their specimen waiting out the winter. Being able to survive freezing, rather than ...