Complaints about black bears decline in Northern Idaho

From 770 to 158 complaints in one year-

This shows the role that natural food availability plays in making bears into “bad” bears. As the story below indicates the changes was food availability.

It is a short shory, but very much worth reporting because bears causing damage is an easier story to write and seems to appeal to readership more than good news stories.

Black Bear Conflicts Down In N. Idaho. By Associated Press

2 thoughts on “Complaints about black bears decline in Northern Idaho

  1. Although I’m curious if there has been any differences in the number of bears taken in those hunting units in the same period of time.

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