Neighborhood applications, like Nextdoor, are full of bear spotting videos.
Bears are putting on weight before heading into their winter sleeps.
Spotting bears in Reno neighborhoods has become common place lately. After catching and tranquilizing a bear in Northwest Reno on Wednesday, NDOW has released the 5 year old bear. "Usually this time of the year, bears are at those higher elevations eating
Wildlife officials say they are receiving a higher number of calls regarding bear sightings as they look for food ahead of hibernation.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife says it had to kill several feral dogs that were attacking bighorn sheep in the Virginia Range.
A bear and her cub are the suspects in a string of home break-ins in Stateline, prompting the Nevada Department of Wildlife to set a bear trap in the neighborhood.
This isn't uncommon for this time of year, which is the time bears come down from higher elevations in search of increasing their calorie intake.