“I try to tell people to think of bears as large black raccoons.” All in all, the worst thing bears can do in the cities is tear down bird feeders. Moriarty said if the animals are ...

A Massachusetts police department said a reported bear sighting in the city was most likely something else entirely: a ...

it was a raccoon,'" said Deputy Chief Bartolotta. "The person posted something on Facebook of footprints and allegedly they were too small to be a bear." Black bears venture into yards and ...

"Another individual in the area said, 'That wasn't a bear, it was a raccoon,'" said Deputy Chief ... posted on Facebook Feb. 25 information about black bears, reminding residents to be aware.