KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s bear population is growing. With it brings added challenges of living in bear country. Whether you think these animals are cute teddy bears or are afraid of the ...

Black bears are native to Missouri, once thriving in the forests of the Show Me State. But by the late 1800s, logging and hunting had almost wiped the bears from the state, and the giant creatures ...

Now, most bears are concentrated in the Ozark Mountains, south of I-44, but they’ve been sighted in over 90% of Missouri’s 115 counties, including as far north as Albany.. Black bears are ...

Bears typically live in more wilderness environments, and most bears in Missouri live south of Interstate 44, according to the Department of Conservation.

MDC estimates more than 1,000 black bears live in Missouri, most of them in the southern part of the state. Spring is a notably active season for bears as they oftentimes roam in search of food.

Of the bears killed in Missouri, 13 were harvested using firearms, ... Most live south of Interstate 44, but as the numbers grow, there have been more spotted north of I-44.

A couple in northern Butler County got a big surprise Tuesday evening when they looked out their window and saw a black bear frolicking in their backyard. The couple, who live near Hilliard in a ...

Bear sightings in the Kansas City area are not common. Bears typically live in more wilderness environments, and most bears in Missouri live south of Interstate 44 , according to the Department of ...

MDC estimates more than 1,000 black bears live in Missouri, most of them in the southern part of the state. Spring is a notably active season for bears as they oftentimes roam in search of food.