CHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Chester Township recently acquired more than 150 bear-proof garbage cans from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. These cans are made with strong materials ...

Collier County is emphasizing bear safety, reminding residents of the options available for securing their trash cans. This comes less than a month after a tragic incident where a Jerome man was ...

Tulare County Solid Waste Department developed the change that requires the designated solid waste hauler to provide ...

Human and bear interactions can be incredibly dangerous for both species. This is why people who live in bear country will get bear-proof trash cans so that bears cannot easily break into their ...

A black bear. File photo. Schools, municipalities and fire departments statewide are getting funds from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help reduce human-bear interactions. Bears that get too ...

Black bears were here before any of us were. At first, I had problems with them getting into our kitchen garbage. Then, I specified from our trash hauler that I wanted a bear proof can. Since then, no ...