Facts About Black Bears

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For one thing, they enjoy a more rapid rate of reproduction. This is due in part to the differing lengths of time grizzly and black bear mothers keep their cubs before casting them off.

Unlike the grizzly, the black bear probably won’t become a threatened or
endangered species in the lower 48 states within the next few years.
Nonetheless black bears, Ursus americanus, is already extinct on a local basis in
many states and is listed as threatened or endangered in others — and more
of these spot extinctions can be expected as an ever-increasing human

  • Published on Jun 6, 2012
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