After several sighting over the summer, black bear tracks recently were spotted in the snow in southern Ohio. Here's where.

Bears and other animals that haven't been seen for years were popping up across Ohio in 2025. Here's a look back at where, and which ones.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Knox County office has confirmed the spotting of a black bear in the wild for the first time since 2021.

Black bear sightings are increasing in Ohio, including recent tracks spotted by hunters in Washington County. Once considered eliminated from the state, Ohio's black bear population is now estimated ...

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 ...

The Morrow County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a black bear was spotted in the area on Friday. According to the sheriff's office, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife was ...

SALEM – A Hampton Place resident reported seeing a black bear between Hampton Place and Countryside Drive in the early evening Sunday. But authorities say the bear has probably left the area. Perry ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nine-year-old Jack has turned his family’s central Ohio home into what he proudly calls “Teddy Bear HQ." In one month, he has collected hundreds of teddy bears to donate to young ...