/tags/bears Bears en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:03:12 GMT /2025-07-02/miami-valley-black-bears-sightings-are-sign-of-ohio-comeback With recent black bear sightings across the Miami Valley in recent weeks, Ohio wildlife experts chime in on what to know and what are safe practices if you see a bear. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:03:12 GMT /2025-07-02/miami-valley-black-bears-sightings-are-sign-of-ohio-comeback Adriana Martinez-Smiley /wvxu-stories/2018-08-31/that-time-ohios-bear-population-became-too-much-to-bear We Ohioans live among bears. So, too, do Kentuckians, but it's not such a big deal on their side of the river because they've gotten used to it. Fri, 31 Aug 2018 09:00:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2018-08-31/that-time-ohios-bear-population-became-too-much-to-bear Howard Wilkinson /news/2016-08-04/confiscated-ohio-animals-make-new-home-in-colorado Thirteen bears once confined to cages in Ohio are getting new lives in Colorado. The nine adult bears and four cubs were moved at the end of May. Four of… Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:24:31 GMT /news/2016-08-04/confiscated-ohio-animals-make-new-home-in-colorado Debbie Holmes /news/2016-07-16/of-bears-and-backpackers-a-smokies-postcard This year I decided to “reconnect” with the Great Smoky Mountains. I was an avid Smokies hiker until middle age set in. Now 20 years later there’s a sense… Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:13:00 GMT /news/2016-07-16/of-bears-and-backpackers-a-smokies-postcard