WMTW-TV8 • March 14, 2024
Spring conditions have arrived early across much of Maine this year following a relatively mild winter, and bears are getting active earlier than normal, too. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says black bears are normally most active in Maine from April 1 to Nov. 1, but biologists have already seen sows with yearlings out and about this year. Officials said male bears and solitary females were the first to be up and about, and sows with cubs will soon be active. Biologists say now is the time to remove, store, secure, and clean common bear attractants in your yard.