Black Bear Roams In D.C., Days After Red Panda's Jaunt
2:42 PM YouTube First there was Rusty, the red panda. Now there are reports that a bear was captured after roaming around in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, prompting (mostly unserious) concerns of a...
View ArticleBEAR SIGHTING Henrico reports another black bear sighting
Henrico County authorities on Friday received another report of a black bear that has been spotted several times this week in the western portion of...
View ArticleWoman arrested for trying to scale White House fence
A woman was arrested Wednesday for trying to scale a fence outside the White House Wednesday during a small protest, police officials said. Uniformed Division Secret Service officers arrested Dianne...
View Article72-year-old pleads guilty in 1970s child abuse case
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Montgomery County to child sexual abuse in connection to a four-decade-old case involving a 5-year-old relative. Albert Riek, 72, abused his young...
View ArticleAfter Black Bears Spotted in Town, Tips on How to Handle Future Encounters...
(Source: The Humane Society of the United States) Wayne's Blog Media Contacts Video Animals Our Work Magazines About Us June 27, 2013 Black bears are often spotted in residential neighborhoods this...
View ArticleJudge orders owner of pitbulls in January attack to relinquish ownership of dogs
A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday ordered the owner of the three pitbulls that authorities said attacked an 11-year-old in January to remove all other dogs from his home. Prosecutors with the D.C....
View ArticleBear spotted running through Northwest D.C.
A bear that was spotted running through Northwest Washington has been captured and relocated to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, D.C. police said Wednesday morning. The bear was reported to be seen...
View ArticleMaryland teen charged with fatally stabbing family puppy
A 14-year-old Maryland boy has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly stabbing his 10-week-old Saint Bernard puppy to death, authorities said. Anne Arundel County Police responded to a home...
View ArticleFirst bear sightings of season in Fairfax
It was not a red panda, but Fairfax County police said one or more bears were spotted in the Tysons Corner area Monday. The first call came in around 8 a.m., but no officers were dispatched, police...
View ArticleBear struck by a car in Montgomery County
A bear was struck by a car in Montgomery County on Interstate 270, near Father Hurley Boulevard, just after 9 a.m. Sunday morning, police said. No motorists were injured, officials said, but the bear...
View ArticleEastern Black Bear Spotted In Maryland Neighborhood
Barbara Jones and her family are accustomed to wildlife congregating in her yard, nestled in a heavily wooded area along Doctor Perry Road near Urbana. Jones has a number of bird feeders, and deer and...
View ArticleFirst homicide in City of Fairfax since 2008
The death of a 63-year-old City of Fairfax man has been ruled a homicide after he succumbed to injuries he sustained during an assault earlier this month, police said. It is the first homicide in the...
View Article>Bear causes problems for Urbana residents
URBANA, Md. (AP) — Barbara Jones and her family are accustomed to wildlife congregating in her yard, nestled in a heavily wooded area along Doctor Perry Road near Urbana. Jones has a number of bird...
View ArticleTwo killed in Montgomery crash
Two people were killed and four were injured Sunday night in a car crash in the Wheaton-Glenmont area of Montgomery County, a fire department spokesman said. One of the dead was...
View ArticleFairfax mall slasher pleads guilty
A one-time day laborer admitted in court Monday that he would creep up behind young women at Fairfax County shopping malls, slash their buttocks with a razor blade or box cutter and then disappear...
View ArticlePedestrian struck by police cruiser in Fairfax County
A pedestrian who attempted to cross two lanes of traffic on Richmond Highway in Fairfax County Tuesday afternoon was struck by a police cruiser and injured, authorities said. Officials said the...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck in southern Maryland
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in southern Maryland early Thursday morning, authorities said. Police said a 32-year-old Charles County woman was in the middle of the northbound lanes of U.S....
View ArticleCDFW to Host Bear Aware Information Meeting in Big Bear (State of California)
(Source: State of California) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host a bear information and awareness meeting for residents of the Big Bear area on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m....
View ArticleWebster Griffith, 82, dies in crash with Fairfax Connector bus in Reston
An 82-year-old man died last week after the car he was riding in rear-ended a Fairfax Connector bus in Reston, authorities said Tuesday. Webster Griffith, of Fieldstone Lane in Reston, was a passenger...
View ArticleMan touching, grabbing women on paths in Howard Co., police say
Howard County police are looking for a man they say has been inappropriately touching women on public pathways. In the last three weeks, police say, a man has touched or grabbed at least three women...
View ArticleBe on the Lookout for Bears (City of Santa Fe, NM)
(Source: City of Santa Fe, NM) Be on the Lookout for Bears Santa Fe Police are searching for at least three bears seen roaming the streets of Santa Fe Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Sightings of a mother...
View ArticleBlack Bear Spotted in Tysons Corner
A medium-sized black bear was spotted Monday in a Tysons Corner neighborhood, police say. Residents...
View ArticleA bear is spotted on the streets of Kentlands
A bear was spotted roaming the streets of Kentlands in Gaithersburg early Wednesday, and then again, apparently almost 12 hours later. At 6:32 a.m, police responded to a report of a bear sighting on...
View ArticleNJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife offers tips to reduce encounters with bears
With black bears having emerged from winter dens in New Jersey, they are entering a very active period of the year in search of food, increasing the possibility of encounters with people, especially...
View Article>Scary suburban encounters for bears and humans
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The black bear left a trail of blood — its own. Hundreds of shotgun pellet wounds had riddled its body. An arrow had pierced a leg. It had been hit by a car. The injuries were so...
View ArticleWildlife officials: Early season euthanization of 2 bears in Boulder,...
A bear that had been relocated from Broomfield tries to jump over a fence in Loveland on June 2. Three days later, Colorado Parks and Wildlife rangers euthanized the bear. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland...
View ArticleWhat’s that rustling in the yard? Yes, it might be a black bear. The animal’s...
The image was captured on a surveillance camera in downtown Frederick last June, a lone figure darting across West All Saints Street. The intruder jumped a fence and climbed a tree before being...
View ArticleStatement from IDNR Director Marc Miller on American Black Bear Sightings...
(Source: State of Illinois) "The recent sighting of an American black bear in northwest Illinois has, understandably, generated many questions. While these animals once roamed the Illinois landscape...
View ArticleFairfax County Police Report First Black Bear Sightings of the Season
According to police, the first official black bear sightings of the season were reported this past weekend. Saturday morning, a bear was struck on...
View ArticleAlaska's mild temperatures, little snow leads to bears loading up on calories...
Published November 10, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Bruce Batten was surprised to see an unseasonable visitor on the second-floor deck of his Eagle River...
View ArticleBear family strolls though Anchorage, searching for food
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A family of five black bears is roaming an Alaska neighborhood, toppling trash cans as the group rummages for food and scaring some residents who believe the animals are the same...
View ArticleBlack bear family roaming Anchorage neighborhood
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A family of five black bears is roaming an Anchorage neighborhood, and residents believe the animals are the same bears that were in the area last summer. The sow and four cubs...
View ArticleBlack bear family roams Alaska neighborhood looking for food
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A family of five black bears is roaming an Alaska neighborhood, toppling trash cans as the group rummages for food and scaring some residents who believe the animals are the...
View Article>Mild temps mean Alaska bears still hanging around
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bruce Batten was surprised to see an unseasonable visitor on the second-floor deck of his Eagle River home. The former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee heard his dogs...
View ArticleMild temps mean Alaska bears still hanging around
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Bruce Batten was surprised to see an unseasonable visitor on the second-floor deck of his Eagle River home. The former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee heard his dogs barking...
View ArticlePolice: Bear struck on Dulles Toll Road
A driver struck a bear on the Dulles Toll Road in the Vienna area Saturday, the first seasonal report of a bear sighting in Fairfax County, police said. A Vienna resident also reported seeing a bear in...
View ArticleAug. 28, 2015 - Boulder, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Respond to Increase in...
(Source: City of Boulder, CO) Media Contacts: Val Matheson, Urban Wildlife Coordinator, 303-441-3004 Jennifer Churchill, CPW Northeast Public Information Officer, 303-291-7234 Sarah Huntley, Media...
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