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Black Bear Range in Missouri. Most Missouri bears live just south of Interstate 44 (core range), but as the population continues to grow, bears have started to inhabit new areas of the state (expansion range). Each year, bears — mostly subadult males — are “observed” in counties outside of their core range, but have yet to settle in ...
- Mountain Lion Reports
The return of mountain lions to Missouri is exciting to some...
- Missouri Black Bear Project
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has identified...
- Missouri Black Bears
As Missouri became settled, the state’s black bear...
- Mountain Lion Reports
Feb 1, 2021 · As Missouri became settled, the state’s black bear population dwindled. By the end of the 19th century, unregulated hunting had reduced Missouri’s bear population to a small number found only in remote parts of the state. By the mid-1900s, it was presumed black bears had completely disappeared from the state.
May 31, 2022 · The Missouri Department of Conservation has a website where you can report bear sightings. That site also includes a map which updates automatically showing where bears are. For example, here are the bear sightings since 2020. They also have a map breaking down the bear sightings in Missouri between 2015 and 2019.
of changes to the bear population and conservation efforts, new management plans will be generated every 10 years. The 2020-2030 Missouri Bear Management Plan can be found on the MDC website Missouri Bear Management Plan (2020-2030). Trail camera photo from the Missouri Black Bear Research Project. Howell County, 2017. Purpose Statement. This ...
- Missouri Bear History
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- About Our Bears
Bears in Missouri have a long history. You may have even noticed that the Missouri flag has two bears on it. However, this is not a nod to our past bear population, as the bears on the flag are grizzly bears — they are supposed to represent strength. Grizzly bears never lived in Missouri. Black bears have the ability to survive in swampy habitats a...
A similar wiping out of the black bear population happened in Arkansas. In the 1950s, Arkansas decided to try to bring back their black bear population by relocating 248 bears from Minnesota and Canada into the Arkansas Ozark Mountains. This plan was successful and the black bear numbers in that state now number over 5,000. During the reintroductio...
Bears are very intelligent and they easily remember things. Bears have been documented as knowing which day of the week is trash day, and they even learned that bird feeders get refilled with new food as long as they don’t destroy them. Black bears are omnivores and will eat small animals, but most often eat berries and insects. They will also eat ...
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Mar 31, 2024 · There are 2 subspecies in the state, both the American Black Bear and the Louisiana Black Bear. 19. Missouri. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation there are an estimated 600 – 1,000 black bears in the state of Missouri. The majority of the bear population is in Southern Missouri, south of the Missouri River.
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