Residents in Illinois are being asked to report armadillo and black bear sightings, as well as sightings of non-native predators like gray wolves, cougars, and black bears, in order to determine if ...

Jul. 23—A Decatur resident spotted a black bear near Modaus Road on Tuesday morning, not far from Austin High School, the home of the Black Bears. Decatur Police Department spokeswoman Irene ...

A black bear roaming around the Metro East was spotted in Mascoutah Saturday. The bear, named " Dewey " by local Facebook accounts, was spotted in a tree in Columbia; roamed around Our Lady of the ...

The video shows a black bear walking right up to his door at around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday. While not common, bear sightings in this area are not new, as News 5 has learned through almost half a ...

“With a St. Mary’s bear, that’s more likely the case.” On July 5, 1986, a 141-pound black bear was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in New Market in northern St. Mary’s County.

Although black bear sightings at the park are rare, they do happen. "Two or three times a year, we get reports of somebody seeing a bear on the Canyon Loop Trail or Alamo Loop," said Steven Haas ...