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We were always told if we saw a baby bear in the woods, we should run. There's most likely an extremely protective mama bear close-by. But what if the little bear doesn't have a mom by it's side? That was the case for this little cub in Herkimer County...

A hunter is accused of shooting what may have been the first black bear on a wildlife refuge in New York.

Talk about getting too close for comfort. A hunter came within what looked like inches of a mama bear and her two cubs while sitting in the blind.

Beware of the baby bear that has been seen strolling around a Central New York neighborhood, a long way from the Adirondacks where most bears call home.

You just can't fix stupid. If you're going to hunt illegally by baiting deer and bears in New York you probably shouldn't post about it on social media.

A trapped bear is a scared bear and it can do a lot of damage. One broke into a vehicle in New York and couldn't get out. And the destruction it left behind was substantial.

A momma bear and her three baby cubs had to be euthanized in the Adirondacks after breaking into a camp in Old Forge, New York.

Forget the third kind. This is a close encounter of the bear kind in Upstate New York.

A black bear was spotted roaming the streets of a small Central New York village, a long way from the Adirondack mountains, where bears usually call home.

A bear had to be rescued from a city park after climbing into a tree.

This cute cub didn't think twice when he saw the beauty of the great outdoors calling his name once again.

Most people in New York know spring brings bears. But do they know how crafty those bears can actually be? Watch one open a front door as he looks for food.