Black Bear Sightings Confirmed in Flat Rock-Rockwood, Carleton Areas

Two Black Bear Sightings Reported in Southeast Michigan

Photo: Ryan Garza / USA TODAY NETWORK May 13, 2026 ~ WJR’s Director of Community Affairs and News Marie Osborne discusses two black bear sightings in Southeast Michigan.MICH. ~ Two sightings of a black bear were reported this week in the Carleton and Flat Rock-Rockwood areas over a two-day span, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Rockwood sighting happened near Woodruff Road between Olmstead Road and I-75. Th…

Black bear sightings confirmed in Flat Rock-Rockwood, Carleton areas

The Michigan DNR says residents in two Downriver communities have reported black bear sightings in recent days.

Black bear spotted in Flat Rock neighborhood, police urge caution

Bears are far more common in the Upper Peninsula. But an increasing number live in the northern Lower Peninsula, too, and they have been pushing south.

Black bear spotted in Flat Rock, police say

The DNR says bear sightings are uncommon but occasionally occur in the spring as young bears explore new territories.

Black bear caught on camera Downriver; how to avoid an encounter

Lower Michigan is home to about 2,100 bears, according to the DNR.

Black Bear spotted in Metro Detroit: Officials investigating Flat Rock sighting

Officials are investigating a potential black bear sighting in Flat Rock after video appeared to show one walking near a home. The police department said the Michigan DNR has been notified of the sighting.