Black bears were all but wiped out in Mississippi about 100 years ago and as a result, protections for the fragile population were put in place and a bear program was developed to help understand the ...
Mary Peto, 71, has been telling customers at the St Margaret's Hospice shop in Langport, Somerset, "no bear will spend ...
A young black bear’s journey from Arkansas to Marshall County has captured the attention of animal lovers across North Mississippi. It's also a sign that the bear population of Mississippi is ...
Mississippi has a growing population of black bears with sightings and encounters becoming more common each year. To celebrate the return of black bears and help people learn to live alongside them, ...
Mississippi’s black bear population was down to just 40 bears in in 2002, but is rebounding with the help of protections and a tracking program, the state says. Mississippi Forestry Commission photo ...
Black bear sightings are increasing in Mississippi, particularly in spring. A young male bear has been sighted in North Mississippi, moving from DeSoto County eastward. A sow with cubs was sighted in ...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is trapping and GPS-collaring black bears for research and the program leader recently caught and released a giant bear that is the biggest ...
A black bear's journey through Mississippi highlights the state's growing bear population, which has rebounded from near extinction in the 1930s. Mississippi's bear population has increased to at ...