Bears chase, bite visitors at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed after visitors encountered aggressive bears over the weekend.

• Apr 21

Black bears are expanding their habitat southward into Lower Michigan

The wild American black bear continues to expand its range further south into Lower Michigan, the DNR reports.

• Apr 10, 2025

Video shows black bear strolling through Michigan beach town

On Thursday morning, a black bear was caught on camera strolling through an alley in Ludington, Michigan.

• May 16, 2024

Bear rescued from bombed-out Ukrainian zoo gets new home in Scotland

Ukrainian troops seized a bombed-out zoo in the midst of fighting in 2022, rescuing Yampil, an Asiatic black bear, in the nick of time.

• Jan 20, 2024

Black Bear Spotted Roaming Parking Lot At Meijer In Traverse City

Shoppers say they saw a black bear roaming in a Meijer parking lot Thursday. 

• Oct 16, 2020

DNR Seeks Information About Poaching Of 500-Pound Black Bear

Poaching a black bear is a misdemeanor crime in Michigan.

• May 13, 2016

Bear That Mauled Michigan Girl 2 Years Ago Killed

Abby Wetherell was attacked in August 2013 as she jogged on a dirt road near Cadillac.

• May 11, 2016

Bear That Roamed Into Indiana Captured, Killed In Michigan

A wayward black bear has been captured and euthanized after becoming aggressive and trying to get into homes.

• Apr 13, 2016

Despite Bacon Trap, DNR Hasn't Been Able To Confirm Porcupine Hunter's Claim Of Bear Attack

Ron Davis says he was hunting for porcupine in Clare County when a bear knocked him to the ground.

• Dec 12, 2015

Troublemaking Michigan Black Bear Once Again Sighted In Indiana

A black bear that roamed into Indiana this summer and eventually returned home is back in the Hoosier State, fattening up for winter.

• Oct 9, 2015

Arrest Warrant Coming For Man Accused Of Killing Mother Bear

The black bear was accompanied by her three cubs when she was shot and killed in Oceana County.

• Sep 30, 2015

Michigan Hunter Says Attack By 'Curious' Black Bear Wasn't 'Vicious'

Ron Davis says he fought the bear with a knife, and the animal ran away.

• Sep 22, 2015

DNR: Porcupine Hunter Attacked By Black Bear In Michigan Woods

The man said he used a hunting knife the stab the bear, scaring it off.

• Sep 19, 2015

Indiana DNR Trying To Capture Troublemaking Bear, Relocate It To Michigan

A brazen black bear causing problems in northern Indiana could be tranquilized and shipped to Michigan.

• Jul 21, 2015

Michigan Man Charged With Selling Bear Meat, Organs

Investigators say there is a black market for black bear parts in Asia, where the parts are used for medicinal purposes.

• Nov 8, 2014

Macomb County Man Charged In Illegal Black Bear Killing

Witnesses said that the bear was shot and left to die in the woods.

• Apr 1, 2014

DNR Investigates Case Of Poaching That Left 3 Bear Cubs Orphaned

State officials are investigating the shooting death of a female black bear in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula as a case of poaching.

• Nov 20, 2013

Young Girl Recovering After Attack By Black Bear

Abby Wetherell was heading home from an evening jog on her grandfather's property Thursday night when the bear began chasing her.

• Aug 17, 2013

Man Whose Car Hit Bear Plans To Make Rug

The man whose car struck a 180-pound black bear in Bay County last week says he plans to make a rug out of the animal's hide.

• Mar 26, 2012

State Wants To Euthanize Bear That Attacked Hunter

• Oct 13, 2010