Bear Encounters

A 7-year-old goat is lucky to be alive after it was attacked by a bear last month.

Two residents in Orange County recently discovered a bear on the side of the road with a gunshot to its head and its paws cut off.

Police in Orange County, NY, are warning folks to avoid a neighborhood park after a black bear was spotted roaming in the area.

The black bear that attacked a 63-year-old man earlier this month in Upstate New York has been euthanized.

A 63-year-old man was reportedly attacked by a black bear while he was entering his home in Cairo, New York.

A bear had to be tranquilized after it climbed up a tree in the city of Middletown, NY.

Residents are worried about a "300-pound" black bear that's been seen roaming around town.

Bears are power eating this time of year according to the NYS DEC so be sure to be Bear Wise.

This Fishkill, NY bear sighting has us asking: Why do bears appear more often in the late summer/early fall? What can we do to protect ourselves?