MEDFORD, Ore. – Local foresters and wildlife officials are holding an in-person event to discuss how to be “bear aware.” Between 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, representatives from the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Oregon ...

Ashland police and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are teaming up to solve Ashland’s bear problems. ODFW said there are two main issues, garbage cans left on the curb and newcomers to town, who don’t know what attracts ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– A zoo in El Paso, Texas is letting you name a cockroach after your ex this year and then feed it to a meerkat for Valentine’s Day. The Bronx Zoo has been doing a similar program since ...

ASHLAND, Ore.– A local family of bears has been making its way around Ashland. NBC5 News first told you about the bears getting into one man’s garage earlier this month. Another woman saw the bears hanging out on her back ...

Ashland, Ore. — Bears were recently spotted in an Ashland yard. Some people say it’s happening more often than it used to. One viewer says she even had bears in her back yard. Sam Dodenhoff with the Department of Fish ...

Medford, Ore. – It’s camping season once again, and families across southern Oregon are headed outdoors to enjoy the wonders of nature. But as the temperatures rise, so do the number of bear encounters. Now, experts are providing advice to ...

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