The increase in bears comes with challenges, as shown by a case where a hunter illegally killed a black bear on private property, highlighting ongoing issues with wildlife protection and law ...

The conservation department is conducting research to better understand Missouri’s bear population, including how many cubs are being born and surviving and their geographic distribution.

A black bear has been spotted wandering through Grandview, Missouri, the city announced Tuesday. A city spokesperson said the bear was first spotted by a police officer around 5:45 a.m. near Taco Bell ...

As recently as 20 years ago, any bear sighting in Missouri made statewide headlines. Today, the state’s bear population has become established, the range of these large mammals in Missouri ...

Conservationists estimate that since the first study categorizing the bear population in Missouri found around 300 bears in 2010, the population has grown to more than 900. The season, which ran ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation reports the state’s black bear population has rebounded throughout the last several decades after it was once believed to be nearly extinct in the mid-1900s.

They say they will be covering the most important information that Missouri residents need to know about the states expanding bear population.

where there is an established population of black bears of about 900. Missouri started a bear hunting season in 2021. A Kentucky wildlife expert, who described bears as excellent swimmers ...