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  (10-04-2019, 02:46 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:(10-04-2019, 07:27 AM)Styx38 Wrote: Black Bear kills Deer Cinnamon Black Bear. Kermode Bears are located in British Columbia, Canada. Anyway, a bear attempts to hoist a deer up a tree Leopard style: "A man in California was driving down the road when she saw a bear chasing a fawn. The black bear was able to easily catch the fawn, but it was a little bothered by the person filming the scene from the car. After a few seconds the bear started to climb a nearby tree with the fawn still bleating in its mouth. Eventually the bear ran off into the brush to enjoy its meal." https://blog.carbontv.com/2019/07/26/video-bear-catches-deer-and-drags-it-up-a-tree/ ^ The video is in the link.
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(10-27-2019, 11:05 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: @GreenGrolar @Spalea @ Infor found: In western states that have mountain meadows and open park-like forests, over half the black bears (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) are brown, cinnamon, or blond. Light colored fur reduces heat stress in open sunlight and allows the bears to feed longer in open, food-rich habitats. The lighter colored fur may also camouflage them from predators in those open areas. Ice Age predators undoubtedly used to kill black bears in open areas where the bears couldn’t escape up trees. Grizzly bears still do that in some areas today. https://bear.org/black-bear-color-phases/ I have done some research and the info above is the best I can find. I think it is included under the category (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) as the info above states.
The murky world of bear bile in Asia, which affects both black and sloth bears: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/25/asia/...index.html
Is this bear in Yukon a grizzly–black bear hybrid? https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-bear-sp...6#pid94956
@GreenGrolar Here's a thread for the Kermode bear: https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-kermode...9#pid95519
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Florida is not planning another black bear hunt any time soon. But they're not taking the option off the table to manage bears either.
The new plan shows the Florida black bear population has grown to an estimated 4,050 bears, a 50 percent increase in population from 2002. The seven subpopulations of bears have also grown. In some cases, the subpopulations are so large that bears can potentially interact with other subpopulations. That's good for genetic diversity, important in growing a healthy species, FWC says.
The goals of the plan include:
Those options include translocation (moving bears from one subpopulation to another), habitat preservation, continuing the BearWise program and educating the public on bears. Regulated hunting is also included in the bear management plan. FWC officials say they were not currently advocating another bear hunt like the one held in Florida in 2015. The bear hunt caused an outcry, and Floridians remain divided specifically on hunting bears, although Floridians overall support hunting, according to a survey conducted by FWC and included in the plan. About 75 percent of speakers at Wednesday's meeting opposed another bear hunt. FWC commissioners approved the bear management plan without setting a date for another hunt. However, scientists stressed that the rates of growth among both bears and humans may lead to the need to "manage" the bear population in the future. WHERE ARE THE BEARS? Florida's black bears are largely concentrated in parts of northern and central Florida but can be found throughout the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has broken up the state into Bear Management Units to better track and handle the population. The bear range are the areas where bears are more frequently seen within those areas  *This image is copyright of its original author 1,198 FWC's estimated average number of bears living in the Central BMU alone. It's estimated there are more than 4,000 black bears throughout the state. 250-400 pounds Average size of male black bears. Adult females can weigh up to 250 pounds. 80 percent Amount of a bear's diet that comes from plants. An additional 15 percent comes from insects and 5 percent from meat. 241 Number of bears struck by a vehicle in 2018 in Florida. Over half of bear deaths caused by vehicle strikes each year occur in the Central BMU. 52 percent The percentage of bear-sighting calls in Florida that come from the Central BMU. Reason's people call about bears: 38% - general interaction 31% - getting into garbage 13% property damage 11% - sick or dead bear 6% - other LIVE IN A BLACK BEAR AREA? TAKE THESE STEPS Don't feed the bears Lock up all pet food, including bird seed or livestock feed. Don't leave human food out, either. Keep garbage cans locked Get a bear-resistant trash can. Some local governments have discount programs. Or keep the cans locked up and only bring them out when it's time for trash pickup. Clean grills regularly Bears can smell food sources from more than a mile away, so try not to leave residue on your grill. Don't leave fallen fruit on the ground Have fruit trees? Ripe or fallen fruit will definitely attract food-loving bears. Be prepared to scare a bear If you encounter a bear and are in a safe area, try to scare it away by yelling, using an air horn or whistle, or something similar. https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news...-right-now 
West Mexican Black Bear located in Chihuahua, Mexico:
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Interactions of Sympatric Black and Grizzly Bears in Northwest Wyoming
Abstract As the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) moves toward recovery, it will expand into more areas occupied by black bears (U. americanus). Interactions between the species may affect resident black bear populations and also influence the ease with which grizzly bears recolonize. We monitored movement and activity patterns of 17 radiocollared grizzly bears and 13 radiocollared black bears on a 450 km2 area in northwest Wyoming during June-October in 1995 and 1996 and tested hypotheses predicting similarity in dispersion, activity, and habitat use patterns of sympatric black and grizzly bears. The larger home ranges of grizzly bears overlapped a number of black bear home ranges, yet core use areas were less likely to overlap. Adult male grizzly bears used open habitats more than expected (P ≤ 0.05), whereas black bears selected against them and used forested habitats more than expected (P ≤ 0.05). Patterns of black bear habitat use were more similar to those of adult female and sub-adult grizzly bears than adult male grizzly bears. Male grizzly bears were nocturnal, female grizzly bears were generally crepuscular, and black bears were diurnal. Differences in distribution, habitat use, and activity patterns suggested sufficient separation to reduce interactions between black bears and adult male grizzly bears. However, similarities between black bear and female and sub-adult grizzly bear patterns suggest that interactions between the species will become more common as adult female grizzly bears become established. |
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