DEEP asks people to be ‘bear aware' as the animal wakes up from winter slumber

Springtime in Connecticut means the comeback of flowers, warm weather and bears. As the bear population grows and expands around the state, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection encourages you to be “Bear Aware.” “Our bear population is doing very well, it’s growing steadily and it’s expanding to new areas of the state,” said Jenny Dickson, with DEEP....