Black bear sightings are on the rise around Ohio, with several spotted this summer all over the Buckeye State. Add winter — OK, late fall — to that list. On Facebook, the Ohio Department of Natural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio has had a wild 2025. Many of these animals were once native to Ohio, but driven out of the state in the 1800s through hunting ...

Black bear sightings are on the rise around Ohio, with several spotted this summer all over the Buckeye State. Add winter (OK — late fall) to that list, as well. On Facebook, the Ohio Department of ...

OHIO — Black bears are slowly returning to Ohio, decades after disappearing from the state in the mid-1800s. While still considered endangered here, recent sightings suggest that a natural ...

Several animal species once driven out of Ohio are making a comeback across the state. Black bears, fishers, and bobcats have been spotted in areas where they haven't been seen for decades. The bald ...