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black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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Alaska is home to black bears and polar bears but brown bears -- which include grizzlies -- are the most common in the state.
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
There are around 100,000 black bears and around 30,000 brown bears in Alaska, the state Department of Fish and Game says on its website.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The black bear's death took place on the roadway near the city of Townsend, a city in Blount County about 30 miles southeast of Knoxville.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Information about hunts on the reservation — including those for mule deer, whitetails, and black bears — is available from Vernon Scott, Hunt Manager, Mescalero Tribe, Mescalero, NM 88340.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
There are around 100,000 black bears and around 30,000 brown bears in Alaska, the state Department of Fish and Game says on its website.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The black bear's death took place on the roadway near the city of Townsend, a city in Blount County about 30 miles southeast of Knoxville.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Information about hunts on the reservation — including those for mule deer, whitetails, and black bears — is available from Vernon Scott, Hunt Manager, Mescalero Tribe, Mescalero, NM 88340.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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