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Two Black Bear Sightings Reported in Southeast Michigan

May 13, 2026 | 3:56 PM

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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. The other report came from the area of Grafton Road and Carleton Rockwood Road in Carleton around 1:13 a.m. on Sunday, per 7 News Detroit.

Rockwood police have warned residents to be wary of their surroundings as this is possibly the farthest a bear has ever traveled in Southeast Michigan.

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