Why more West Virginians are seeing black bears this summer
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In the archipelago, these giant mammals travel more and more often in urban areas, thus putting the inhabitants at risk. Behind this new behaviour are the desertification of the countryside and the recent increase in the urban areas of green spaces that act as corridors to the cities, deciphers the country's press.
Why more West Virginians are seeing black bears this summer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From doorbell videos to cell phone clips shared on Facebook, black bears seem to be appearing almost everywhere in West Virginia this summer. The surge in online sightings has many residents wondering whether the state’s bear population has suddenly exploded. According to Colin P. Carpenter, black bear project leader for the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources, the answer is more complicated. While black bears are now establi…
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