The Iowa DNR said an average of 2-3 black bears visit the state each year, especially the end of May. Iowa doesn't have any ...

Iowa has seen an uptick in black bear sightings in recent years. The Iowa DNR is making a few changes to prepare for more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black bear sightings might be more common in Iowa. (Photo of black bears in North Carolina by NC Garry Tucker/ USFWS) Several ...

The Iowa DNR is reminding those who live in areas where bears have turned up in the past to be ready for them to return.

Although it is typical to see more black bears roaming in late spring as they head into their breeding season, new bears overwintered in Iowa this past season — bringing about three to four bears to ...

A bear on a deck in Peosta in NE Iowa last June. (photo courtesy of Chris Tipple.) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is trying to prepare northeast Iowa residents for black bear sightings in ...

Several black bears spent the winter tucked into dens in northeastern Iowa, which wildlife experts say is a “step up the ladder” toward an established breeding population of bears in the state.Black ...