Record #:

28586

Author(s):

Horan, Jack

Abstract:

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and N.C. State University are tracking black bear movement in and around Asheville. This study is groundbreaking because it studies the habits of urban bears. Biologists have set up traps throughout Asheville and has collect3ed data on 153 different bears over the past three years by outfitting them with GPS radio collars, tattooing the bears, and attaching ear tags. The study will help determine if Asheville lies along a dispersal corridor for bears, as well as a source or sink population bears.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 3, May-June 2017, p28-35

Subject(s):

Ecology and conservation--North Carolina; Asheville--Description and travel; Wildlife management; Black bear