HOBART, Wis. (WBAY) – The Village of Hobart has received reports of black bear sightings in the southern end of the village in the Nathan Drive-Grande Oaks Lane area. <\/p>\n
Bears are normally solitary forest animals, but their sense of smell can lead them into urban and suburban areas in search of food.<\/p>\n
Village officials provided tips in the event of a bear encounter:<\/p>\n
Never feed or approach bears – Feeding can cause situations in which a bear becomes habituated to humans.<\/p>\n
Secure food, garbage and recycling – Food and food odors attract bears.<\/p>\n
Remove bird feeders when bears are active – Removing feeders is the best way to avoid creating conflicts with bears.<\/p>\n
Never leave pet food outdoors – Feed pets indoors when possible. Bears are attracted to uneaten food.<\/p>\n
Clean and store grills – Store cleaned grills and smokers in a secure area that keeps bears out.<\/p>\n
Alert neighbors to bear activity – Share information on how to avoid bear conflicts.<\/p>\n
Know what to do if you encounter a bear – If you encounter a black bear, stay calm and do not run from the bear. Try to scare the bear away by making loud noises or by throwing objects in the bear\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit the following websites below:<\/p>\n
DNR – Wildlife Habitat: NUISANCE, URBAN AND DAMAGING WILDLIFE <\/a>BearWise: Helping People, Businesses and Communities Coexist with Bears<\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2026 WBAY. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOBART, Wis. (WBAY) – The Village of Hobart has received reports of black bear sightings in the southern…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":693237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-693236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/693237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}