Forest rangers in Italy are on the hunt for a “genius” brown bear that reportedly escaped captivity by scaling three electric fences and a 13-foot high barrier. The Province of Trento Press Office ...

DURANGO, Colo. – Changes might be coming to Durango to help keep residents safe from bears with electric fencing. KOB 4 spoke with Bryan Peterson, executive director of Bear Smart Durango, about ...

SEQUIM — A Sequim-area beekeeper has installed an electric fence to keep a hungry bear from destroying any more of his hives off Hooker Road southwest of the city. Bob Pasco discovered that a black ...

Bears are quite skilled at finding food and will search just about anywhere for a good meal. Although they are typically cautious animals, a sticky-sweet beehive full of tasty honey can be so tempting ...

The debate over whether electric fences should be allowed in a Colorado city have escalated after a bear broke into a high-duty chicken coop and killed six chickens. The Durango Herald reports a ...

This year’s bear season, ranging from spring to late fall, has been “crazy” and “incredible,” said Bryan Peterson, director of Bear Smart Durango. The season isn’t over yet, and so it’s unclear how ...

You can’t trick this bear out of his dinner! Heather Reich has been studying bears in Montana for a decade, but she wanted to try an experiment. The 39-year-old wildlife biologist worked with her ...

Durango City Council will hold a public hearing about electric fencing and bear mats – popular and effective wildlife deterrents – on Feb. 3. City Council has weighed the benefits of wildlife ...