Bring on bear season! Sudbury tracks nuisance bears with online map

It's spring in northern Ontario. That means a hint of warm weather, buds on the trees...and surprise encounters with black bears.

Love them or hate them, bears are a part of the Sudbury landscape.

And to help you keep track of the furry visitors in your neighbourhood, the city has updated its Report-a-Bear website.

Most recent bear sightings are coloured, with week-old views shaded in grey.

CBC Sudbury is looking for your photos and videos too. Post on our page or send us a message about your encounters this year.

This picture was tweeted to us from Joseph Roy in Britt, Ont.

And Karen Upper in Sudbury tweeted this cute bear picture:

Sudbury resident Claude Francis had a visitor too.

The popular Facebook page Spotted in Sudbury had this photo.