People feed their pets outside, and the bears are coming and eating the residual dog food or cat food,” he said.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a serious warning for visitors: Don't feed the bears. Really. Not only feeding black bears dangerous, it's also illegal. An increase in incidents of people ...

What may seem to be a kind gesture could result in a mauling, a fine of up to $5,000, or approximately half a year in jail ...

The National Park Service warned that feeding bears can cause serious consequences including the "euthanasia of the animal." ...

Giving food to bears, or carelessly leaving out pet food and garbage, not only endangers you—but could doom the animals.

The state wildlife agency’s black bear biologist said that not only is feeding black bears dangerous and against the law, but it may doom the bear. Bears that learn to associate food with people ...

Feeding bears is illegal and can be extremely dangerous for bears and visitors, officials said. This is because bears can ...