People Trying to Cuddle Bear Spark 8-Mile Parkway Lockdown
"When people intentionally attract bears with trash and food, it can lead to very dangerous situations," said parks superintendent Tracy Swartout.
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"When people intentionally attract bears with trash and food, it can lead to very dangerous situations," said parks superintendent Tracy Swartout.
An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Park was indefinitely closed to traffic Monday due to repeated efforts by visitors to feed and even hold a young black bear at the Lane Pinnacle Overlook.
After multiple documented reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear in recent weeks at the Lane Pinnacle Overlook…
With bear season on the horizon, take note of these bear safety tips from Pennsylvania Game Commission bear biologist and expert, Emily Carrollo.
As bears in the Telluride area wander onto porches, near chicken coops and turn over trash looking for every morsel and crumb of high-calorie food, locals have been ramping up