Black Bear Siteing

[dmarie]

That is very cool. But on the other hand, it saddens me. I've lived here since '80, surrounded by woods and had never seen a bear. A wild boar once,, But all these recent and numerous sightings just speak to the fact that man and his rampant development is running them out of their own territories. I know I will cry if I ever see one dead on the side of a road.

 

[beachmouse]

Around here, it's not so much of an overdevelopment problem. Among the feds, the state, and assorted private permanent conservation areas like Nokuse Plantation, there is a huge amount of undevelopable conservation land in the central Panhandle.

It's more of a case that careful wildlife management practices have created an environment on Eglin Reservation and in the NW Florida Greenway that has allowed the local black bear population to thrive and grow in recent years after spending a long time classified as a threatened population. A lot of areas where bears have become common in the past year or two are locations bordering Eglin that have been developed for 20+ years, not new development.

 

[DD]

We saw a stuffed black bear at Bass Pro tonight. Boy, is that an interesting place, but that's a whole 'nuther thread. I would rather see a live one on 98!

My little English houseguest (lex's boyfriend) reported on Saturday that they went to BPS and he saw, for the very first time in his life, a gun. Wow.

 

[cheesehead]

I thought you picked it up and took home. You know, for someone's 50th b-day coming up. No wonder I didn't see it.