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Along with the Sun Bears of China, these furry (and ferocious) creatures are in the ones, with a Boulder wedding crasher and a notorious Colorado transplant.

(TRINIDAD, Colo.) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is searching for a black bear that bit a man late Saturday night on Aug. 5. CPW was notified of a bear attack at a campground in the Purgatoire River bottoms east of Interstate 25 after 10 p.m. The man told CPW officers he was relaxing in […]

At a time when Ohio state lawmakers are pushing to expand fracking on public lands, polling in recent years finds most residents are either strongly opposed, somewhat opposed, or unsure about fracking as a means of natural gas production. House Bill 507 was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine this year and requires the state to approve permits for oil and gas leasing on state-owned land. ...

Drought and soaring temperatures have prompted state wildlife officials to restrict fishing on some of the states most popular lakes and streams. And, for the first time, they are considering adding them in the Flathead River basin in northwest Montana. The state has imposed so-called hoot-owl restrictions, which prohibit fishing between 2 p.m. ...

Recent wildlife activity on the West Coast is highlighting how important it is to be Bear Aware when it comes to our garbage, recycling and organics carts.

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The yearling black bear has "gotten into two vehicles, entered a home and two garages," and that's only the list's beginning, FWP says.

Intense heat is nothing new for Arizona summers, but the state has been enduring a record heat wave for a number of weeks. The Arizona Faith Network brought together state and local leaders to bring attention to the issue, and to address the need for a lasting solution. Rev. ...

A recent grizzly bear mauling in the state has drawn attention to interactions between the animals and humans. As the urban wildland interface expands, there has been an uptick in grizzly encounters in parts of the state where they have not been before. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is holding educational town halls to help people avoid bear encounters, part of the states Bear Aware campaign. ...

Here are a few popular political phrases that will help scare bears away in Montana.