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TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAFFORD – A mother bear and her cub were spotted Tuesday night, April 28, walking northbound on Apricot Road in Safford. According to a Safford Police law incident …
Mother bear and cub spotted in Safford Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MORENCI – The Arizona Game and Fish Department, with assistance from the Clifton Police Department and Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office, successfully captured a rogue juvenile black …
Black bear caught in Morenci backyard relocated to southern Arizona mountains Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto of a black bear for illustrative purposes by C MacDonald/iStock.com By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Arizona Game & Fish Department was busy last Tuesday with two …
Two black bears were sighted east and south of Safford on the same day Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: The bear was reportedly in the Mares Bluff area when it was shot. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – The Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office reportedly shot …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office puts down wandering black bear Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy TPD: The male black bear was treed in Thatcher before being tranquilized and removed by the Arizona Game & Fish Department. The bear was then euthanized per department …
Juvenile male black bear extricated from Thatcher neighborhood Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Beau Pender: A black bear walks near residences Wednesday. Beau Pender walked the bear off his property and toward the Stockton Wash area. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Black bear spotted near residences south of Safford Read More