
They climb through bedroom windows and open car doors. They sneak into restaurants, fire stations and vacation rentals. Across the country, black bears are foraging for food.
Human-bear encounters are on the rise this year in at least 15 states. Across the West, Northeast and Southeast, agencies received more bear-related calls than last year. In Colorado, reports have increased by as much as 200 percent, and in Utah, bears in cities have reached a record high.








