Black bear sightings have increased in Ohio, according to state data. Now wildlife officials are studying their population growth in the state.

MONTVILLE, Ohio (WJW) — A black bear was spotted in a Northeast Ohio neighborhood this week. Darcie Little lives in Montville Township in Geauga County.

See NBC4’s coverage of a black bear sighting this month in Guernsey County in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Black bears are becoming a more common sight in Ohio, prompting t… ...

A two-year-old male black bear was spotted in Clinton County in the middle of June, followed by two additional sightings last week in Greene and Montgomery counties.

Reports of black bears in Ohio have increased with some sightings now appearing in southwest Ohio, including Clinton, Greene and Montgomery counties. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, collared a female black bear on June 3 in Ashtabula County “to ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, recently fitted a female black bear in Ashtabula County with a GPS ...

The black bears are out and roaming in Ohio. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, its fifth since the 1990s. Here's what happened.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A female black bear captured in Ashtabula County earlier this month has been outfitted with a GPS collar so that researchers can learn more about its behavior.

For the first time in Ohio history, scientists have put a GPS collar on a female black bear in Ashtabula County, according to ODNR.

The black bears are out and roaming in Ohio. The latest sighting is out of Richland County, its fifth since the 1990s. Here's what happened.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A rumor about a black bear in the area might sound wild to some, but could apparently be true. Brett Beatty, supervisor of wildlife management with the Ohio Department o… ...