Missouri's bear population is increasing, meaning humans will likely continue to encounter bears more often. Several were ...

Missouri's black bear population is on the rise, with numbers climbing to around 1,000 bears statewide. Recent bear sightings have occurred even near urban spaces, such as one spotted close to a ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation says it has received at least 20 reports of a young bear apparently roaming neighborhoods in the area over the weekend. The most recent sighting was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black bear sightings on May 12-13 have been confirmed in Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri. A black bear was spotted Tuesday morning in Grandview near the ...

WE DID TALK TO THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION TODAY, WHO TELLS US IT IS NOT COMMON, BUT ALSO NOT UNHEARD OF TO HAVE BEAR SIGHTINGS IN OUR AREA. THEY HAVE HAD THEM AS FAR NORTH AS ...

They suggested reporting the June 3 sighting to the Missouri Department of Conservation, which he did. Nine bears have been confirmed so far this year in the Kansas City region, according to data ...