The bear tips the can, rotates it, pushes it, and climbs on top of it in a desperate - yet entertaining - attempt to get it ...

Idaho Fish and Game warns Island Park residents of recent bear encounters in neighborhoods. They share tips to prevent these ...

An adult grizzly bear that figured out how to flip 800-pound garbage Dumpsters and other trash cans to find food inside has been euthanized by Yellowstone National Park rangers.

G reat Smoky Mountains National Park is home to an estimated 1,900 black bears — about two per square mile — with more than 14,500 of these iconic mammals roaming the four-state mountain region.

In addition to developing a strategy to flip over 800-pound dumpsters, the bear also uprooted smaller bear-resistant trash cans from their concrete bases to gain access to human food and garbage.

Bears love human trash, and humans wage a constant battle to keep them out of their trash cans. Human trash isn't good bear food, and bear/human actions are dangerous for both. While acknowledging ...

Modern day bear management in Yellowstone is a far cry from the park of yesteryear. Bears were fed by park staff and visitors as a roadside attraction until 1970. Today, park staff try to keep ...

Once the bear was out of sight, Hoven said it dragged the trash can about 20 feet before enjoying its meal. Hoven told the news outlet that bear sightings are a common occurrence.

Field-testing garbage cans for bears to keep people and wildlife safe 02:15. A 400-pound grizzly bear was trapped and killed by park staff in Yellowstone last week because it posed a risk to ...

An overturned bear-resistant recycling container is seen in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday. A bear was trapped and killed after it tipped over several dumpsters and took food and trash.

For the Gardiner Bruins, three new bear-proof trash cans made possible by Bear Awareness Gardiner and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition will keep students and bears safe by securing garbage ...

In May, the Tennessee Department of Transportation installed 80 bear-resistant trash cans along seven scenic byway routes, with 50 deployed to East Tennessee locations.