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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Bear Awareness Gardiner and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition helped install three new bear-proof trash cans to Gardiner Public Schools.Gardiner Public Schools ...

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.