Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A persistent bear that climbed to the top of a utility pole in Cochise County, Arizona, needed to be coaxed down by a lineman, ...

A wild bear climbed a live power pole and was just seconds away from being electrocuted when a utility worker rushed in to help. Each time the worker got close, the frightened bear panicked and one ...

It was a bold scene on top of a power line pole in Arizona as a lineman squared off with a bear high off the ground. The bear was clinging to the pole and resisted efforts to get it off. Werner ...

A black bear died Friday morning after it was electrocuted while climbing a utility pole near a Colorado highway, wildlife officials said. According to a resident, the female adult bear was crossing a ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --A bear that was in danger of electrocution on a utility pole in Arizona was rescued by a lineman who poked the animal with a fiberglass stick. Werner J. Neubauer said he responded to ...