As of early June, there were more than 300 reported bear sightings in town. CT DEEP says bears understand that neighborhood ...

Summer in Connecticut means that people are heading outdoors more often, heading to some of our beautiful beaches and state ...

Black bears are increasingly becoming common in Connecticut, according to DEEP, with reports of bear sightings in heavily populated residential areas on the rise. Wildlife agencies have also seen ...

Connecticut lawmakers decided not to permit hunting of black bears — or even commission a study of possible approaches to ...

(WFSB) - A new report has revealed more bear sightings are popping up across ... said bears have been spotted in almost every town in Connecticut. Most of them have been spotted in New Haven ...

Halfway through the year, one Connecticut town has over 150 more reported bear sightings than any other town or city in the state, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and ...

Connecticut recorded more than 10,500 bear sightings in 2022. This year there are already more than 2,900. There were more than 3,600 reports of damage last year — nearly half involving trash ...

Black bears are becoming increasingly common in Connecticut as the population continues to grow and expand, according to the DEEP. In 2019, approximately 7,300 bear sightings from 150 of the state ...

At the beginning of the legislative session, what to do about the all-time high bear sightings and damage in Connecticut seemed poised to overpower other environmental issues. But that has not ...

(WTNH) – Connecticut is seeing a spike in bear sightings and it could be dangerous to both the animal population and people. Now, several lawmakers are pushing for a bear hunting season.