Record #:

2735

Author(s):

Venters, Vic

Abstract:

Almost extinct in the western counties by the 1920s, black bears were saved by the depression and the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Black bears now number 2,200 and are found in 24 mountain counties.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 2, Feb 1996, p10-15, il

Subject(s):

Wildlife refuges; Black bear--North Carolina, Western