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

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 ...

Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance change making bear-resistant gray trash cans mandatory in Three Rivers. Tulare County Solid Waste Department developed the proposed ...

If you've watched any funny bear-related videos — or perhaps even experienced these massive mammals in your own yard — you know that trash cans are to wild bears what pic-a-nic baskets are to Yogi ...

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 ...