Bears and other animals that haven't been seen for years were popping up across Ohio in 2025. Here's a look back at where, and which ones.

WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (WCMH)— Columbus and Franklin Metro Parks have confirmed a rare bobcat sighting in central Ohio. Metro Parks shared video from a trail camera showing the wild cat in Prairie Oaks ...

The Columbus Metro Parks spotted a bobcat during the early morning hours of Nov. 21 at Prairie Oaks Metro Park – a rare sight for central Ohio. A video clip shared to the park's Instagram page on Dec.

PONCE INLET — Bobcat encounters may be rare in Florida, but over the past few weeks, some Ponce Inlet residents have caught a glimpse of the elusive feline — some for the first time in their lives. “I ...

A "rare" bobcat sighting was captured on a trail camera in central Ohio last month.Columbus Metro Parks shared video of the sighting, noting the date on the video is incorrect and it was captured ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (KATU) — Police in Astoria are asking the public to take precautions after people reported possibly seeing a bobcat. The bobcat was spotted on Tuesday near Coxcomb Road between 15th ...

A photo of a bobcat roaming the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal near the Palisades neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., was uploaded to Facebook last week, sparking excitement on social media. The ...

A bobcat was spotted hanging out at a prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (WDIV) A Michigan prison had a “special visitor” on Tuesday morning. According to the Michigan ...

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A wildlife camera captured an adult bobcat roaming early Tuesday morning outside a home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood west of Hickory. ALSO READ: Wildlife crews looking for ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Bobcats are normally known to be active at sunrise or sunset, but one at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve was caught on camera during the day. In August, the state park’s ...