If you live in an area where bears are active, you know that trash cans are tempting targets for the unruly ursines. Unfortunately, the mess they leave isn't the only problem unsecured trash cans ...

Missoula's Bear Smart program now requires bear-resistant trash cans in the bear buffer zone to reduce human-bear conflicts.

BOULDER, Colo. -- The city council in Boulder, Colorado, is making a big push for bear-resistant trash cans, so bear-proof trash cans were tested at a facility near Yellowstone National Park. The ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Bear encounters have dropped by half in the city of Pigeon Forge in the past three years since bear-proof trash cans were installed. Still, not all residents and ...

After a warm winter and early spring, bears are definitely out and about. Fortunately for them, the final phase of Missoula’s ...