University of Maine

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1119+ words) Fall in Michigan usually means color tours, cool trails, and cider stops, but black bears are quietly working through a very different seasonal checklist. As winter approaches, they spend more time searching for calories, which can bring them closer to…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1632+ words) A trash can tips over before sunrise, a dog starts barking at the tree line, and suddenly everyone is paying closer attention. In this quiet Pennsylvania town, black bear sightings are common enough that locals know better than to treat…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (704+ words) A sow and two cubs accessed the cafe, owned by Sun Peaks Resort LLP, through an air intake early this morning. An incident involving a mother bear and two cubs is under investigation after the family entered the Umbrella Café…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (518+ words) Peek Outdoors is an outdoor gear company based in Boise, Idaho that specializes in selling trail cameras. For years, the store has shared rare wildlife footage on its YouTube channel, giving viewers a glimpse into animals’ lives in their natural…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (153+ words) Hundreds of bees come and go from a hive in the backyard of Reni Erskine Aug. 7, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) Earlier this summer, pictures of black bears in Tennessee sparked a flurry of responses on social media. The…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (101+ words) dailyrepublic.com FAIRFIELD — The city seeks participants for its Lead & Copper Monitoring Program.Federal drinking water regulations require the city to periodically monitor lead and copper levels in residential drinking water Participants will help monitor lead and copper…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (158+ words) The station's report indicates the design and construction window targeted in the request is 30 months, with the project needing to be completed and ready for move-in by March 31, 2029. That timeline places the bear exhibit squarely in the zoo's ongoing string…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (570+ words) WorldAtlas Black bears are remarkably adaptable animals, but they remain closely tied to forests above all else. Thick cover gives them places to rest and raise cubs, while berries, nuts, insects, and wildlife found throughout the wooded landscape keep them…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (125+ words) Outdoors with Bear Grylls WATCH: Black-Bear Mama Briefly Dozes While Her Cubs Nurse Human parents aren’t the only ones who find child rearing tiring. Mary Beth Pongrac recently shared trail-cam footage of a black-bear mama in the woods with her…...

4+ day, 36+ min ago   (47+ words) Getaway Magazine WATCH: Black bear casually crosses street in Tennessee Screenshot from ABC News Facebook video A black bear gave onlookers in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, quite the surprise when it casually wandered across the street, seemingly unfazed by the attention....