Bear Coverage

Fundraiser supports Raleigh bee farmer after a bear destroyed $10,000 worth of his beehives

A Raleigh bee farmer is getting a lifeline from the community after a bear destroyed more than $10,000 worth of his bees and honey.

Bear destroys $10,000 worth of beehives belonging to Raleigh bee farmer

A Raleigh bee farmer is getting a lifeline from the community after a bear destroyed more than $10,000 worth of his bees and honey.

Keenan Willard, WRAL Eastern NC reporter

Bear wanders around Knoxville

Security camera video captured a black bear roaming downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, early Monday morning.

Bear takes nap in backyard tree

This is the time of year when bears hibernate. While most find quiet spots in the woods, there is one who has found temporary shelter in the backyard of a West Hartford home.

SC woman gets a kick out of seeing bear ring doorbell

Southern hospitality is so ingrained in the Carolinas, even the animals know to use their manners.

CNN Newsource

Raw: Woman 'shoos' bear off NC porch with teacher voice

WYFF News obtained a video of a former teacher using her disciplinary voice to get a bear off the porch of her North Carolina vacation home.

Woman uses 'teacher voice' to shoo bear off North Carolina porch

WYFF News obtained a video of a former teacher using her disciplinary voice to get a bear off the porch of her North Carolina vacation home.

WYFF News

Dog saves man's life from bear in North Carolina mountains

Bears are very common where Billy Green lives in Haw Creek. He said he's used to seeing bears and usually has no issues.

WLOS

U.S. soldier killed by brown bear on Alaska military base

A U.S. Army soldier who stumbled across a brown bear den and was surprised by a "flash of brown mass" was killed in a bear attack Tuesday while scouting a wilderness area on an Alaska military base, a state wildlife official said.

Arya Sundaram, New York Times

'He gained my heart': NC wildlife photographer watches orphan cub grow up without a mother

Early in January, North Carolina wildlife photographer Lori Ann Beckwith spotted a small cub hiding in the top of a tree in a wildlife refuge in Pantego.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Black bear seen roaming California neighborhood

A black bear was found roaming near a California neighborhood on Monday.

Asheville community rescues family of bear cubs stuck in tree

An Asheville non-profit helped rescue a group of cubs stuck in a tree on Wednesday afternoon.

NC Zoo welcomes black bear cubs from mountains

A group of adorable black bear cubs are being treated at the NC Zoo.

Is that a bear under the deck? State issues warning, tips as hibernation season ends

As spring nears, people at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding the public to leave bears alone. It's not uncommon for people to see bears when hiking or exploring a wooded area.

NC sanctuary bears in regulators'--and perhaps soon hunters'--crosshairs

A black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)

NC sanctuary bears in regulators'--and perhaps soon hunters'--crosshairs

A black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)

NC sanctuary bears in regulators'--and perhaps soon hunters'--crosshairs

An alert black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)

NC sanctuary bears in regulators'--and perhaps soon hunters'--crosshairs

A black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)

NC sanctuary bears in regulators'--and perhaps soon hunters'--crosshairs

A black bear in the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina regulators are proposing to open three western bear sanctuaries to hunting. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lea)

NC sanctuary bears in regulators' -- and perhaps soon hunters' -- crosshairs

As development and tourism increase in western North Carolina, human encounters with black bears are becoming more frequent. State and federal wildlife regulators say more bear hunting is needed

By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief

New neighbors: Mama bear and her cubs take up residence in tree near Virginia homes

Three bears - believed to be a mama bear and her cubs - have taken up residence in a tree in Chesapeake, Virginia.

'Calm and easygoing' Ronan the grizzly bear finds new home at NC Zoo

The North Carolina Zoo has a new resident: Ronan, a 740-pound , 9-year-old male grizzly bear.

Momma bear, 3 cubs spotted asleep in tree in eastern NC

A momma bear and her two cubs were perched up on at the top of a pine tree in downtown Winton on Friday afternoon.

Bear finally free after month with head stuck inside jar

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers rescued a female bear who managed to get a plastic jar stuck on her head.

Driver startled when bear charges at car

Bear charges the car with tourists as they drive toward an adult bear and their cubs.