The bear climbed up a tree and didn’t come down for several hours. Residents on alert as wild bear is spotted roaming through ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WSVN) — Florida Fish and Wildlife officials finally captured a black bear seen wandering in central Florida with the help of some donuts. Read More Skip to content ...

The bear also has been spotted in east Punta Gorda and around Burnt Store Isles, according to the Punta Gorda Police Department. Generally, sightings have come in the overnight or early-morning hours.

A black bear recently roamed the streets of Punta Gorda Isles, causing residents to question how wildlife officials should handle such situations. Officials relocated the bear to a more natural ...

A recent bear sighting in a Punta Gorda neighborhood has community members on high alert. On June 8, at 9:30 am, a black bear was spotted inside the Punta Gorda Isles community and was immediately ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - Punta Gorda police say a black bear is on the move within the city limits. Stories of bears in Florida have become more common in recent months, with two attacks coming ...

Lynn Martin, a resident of Punta Gorda for 18 years, told reporters with WBBH that she had never seen a bear in the neighborhood before. Landscapers first noticed the bear running through a ...

Click here for updates on this story. PUNTA GORDA, Florida — A black bear was spotted Sunday morning wandering through a Punta Gorda Isles neighborhood in Charlotte County, prompting a response ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WBBH) - Florida wildlife officials had to trap and relocate a bear that took a dip in someone’s hot tub and napped for hours on their lanai.