Reports of black bears in Ohio are increasing, with most observed in northeast and southeast Ohio. A female black bear was captured in Ashtabula County with a special trap. The bear was fitted with a ...

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.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources captured and collared a female black bear earlier this month in Ashtabula County.