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Pointe Coupee officials advising caution after reports of injured bear
October 15, 2023 12:56 PM
POINTE COUPEE PARISH - The sheriff's office is advising those living in one neighborhood to be aware of an injured bear that may be nearby. Pointe Coupée officials said the reports come from the Parlange Lane area, near Blue Bayou. They say injured bears can become aggressive and... more » -
WATCH: Bear spotted outside Pointe Coupee home Play Video
June 9, 2022 1:33 PM
LIVONIA - A close encounter with a bear was caught on video outside a home in Pointe Coupee Parish. Video shows the bear snooping around a home in Livonia until it spots a group of onlookers inside a vehicle and scurries off. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries... more » -
East Feliciana Sheriff's Office advises residents about increased bear sightings
May 22, 2021 3:55 PM
EAST FELICIANA PARISH - There has been an increasing number of black bear sightings in the past few months. The latest black bear sighting was Friday. A deputy snapped a picture of one bear around the Highway 959 area, prompting the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office to issue a... more » -
Bear crossing I-10 killed in collision with vehicle Thursday morning Play Video
May 6, 2021 10:28 AM
RAMAH - A vehicle collided with a bear trying to cross I-10 near the Iberville-West Baton Rouge Parish line Thursday morning. Authorities from multiple parishes and State Police were responding to the collision. The bear was killed in the impact, authorities told WBRZ. Nuisance animals have become... more » -
Colorado woman found dead after possible bear attack, 'signs of consumption' on body
May 1, 2021 4:53 PM
TRIMBLE, Colo. - A woman was found dead Friday night after what authorities believe to be a bear attack. Colorado Parks Wildlife officials said the 39-year-old was found off of U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. Her boyfriend told police that the victim went for a walk with her... more » -
Officials: Bear captured in Port Allen neighborhood euthanized Play Video
April 27, 2021 8:03 PM
PORT ALLEN - A bear that made multiple visits to a West Baton Rouge neighborhood this past week was euthanized, officials said Wednesday. Wildlife and Fisheries agents captured the black bear late Tuesday night. On Sunday, the 200-pound male bear sat up in a tree for the entire... more » -
Officials euthanize bear caught roaming Baton Rouge; animal had been relocated previously Play Video
June 15, 2020 10:10 PM
BATON ROUGE - A bear captured by authorities Tuesday was killed because it had become "too reliant on food from human sources," authorities said. On Monday, multiple witnesses first reported seeing a bear wander along streets in North Baton Rouge and the Scotlandville area. At least two more people... more » -
Deputy captures black bear on camera, warns him not to stir up trouble Play Video
October 19, 2017 5:00 PM
KINGS BEACH, CA- A video of a deputy's lighthearted run-in with a large black bear is making the rounds on social media. The Placer County Sheriff's Department posted the video on their Facebook page late Wednesday morning. In the video, the bear can be seen snooping around businesses in... more » -
VIDEO: Canadian hunter survives bear attack Play Video
May 27, 2017 6:41 PM
ONTARIO - A man in Canada got more than he bargained for when he came across a black bear during his hunting trip. Richard Wesley says he was hunting near the Fire River in Ontario when he was approached by a black bear. A video of Wesley's encounter... more » -
Bear at BR Zoo diagnosed with cancer
July 29, 2016 2:51 PM
BATON ROUGE - BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo announced that one of its spectacled bears has been diagnosed with cancer. Zoo officials noticed a growth of the bear, Plato, inside of his mouth and was anesthetized for a more thorough exam. Veterinarians were able to discover that the tumor is... more »