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 ...

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 ...

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 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 and loss of habitat. They are making a comeback, though, and are ...