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02-10-2006, 11:16 PM
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Friday, February 10, 2006
D'Arcy Egan
Plain Dealer Columnist
Bears and bobcats are roaming the Buckeye State.
There were 105 black bear sightings reported in Ohio in 2005, with 43 confirmed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. While the sightings were up from 91 in 2004, there were three fewer confirmed sightings.
Black bears are seldom seen but can be a problem.
The ODOW reported 35 of the sightings were bears doing damage, from bashing beehives to trashing back yard garbage containers in a quest for food. Most of the bears were spotted in northeast and southeast Ohio. Ashtabula County topped the list with 33 sightings.
Many of the black bears were young males on the roam, mostly from Pennsylvania. Keystone hunters killed a record 4,164 bears in November and December, including bruisers weighing more than 800 pounds. The ODOW did have five sightings of female bears with cubs and two sightings of a female and yearling bears, evidence bears live year-round in Ohio.
Bobcats were spotted in growing numbers. Verified sightings jumped from 14 to 20, with 65 unverified bobcat reports. Most bobcat sightings were in southeastern and southern Ohio. A bobcat killed on a roadway was recorded in Lake County. Bobcats have been caught in traps and released.
Bears and bobcats are protected in Ohio. The bobcat is listed as an endangered species.
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Friday, February 10, 2006
D'Arcy Egan
Plain Dealer Columnist
Bears and bobcats are roaming the Buckeye State.
There were 105 black bear sightings reported in Ohio in 2005, with 43 confirmed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. While the sightings were up from 91 in 2004, there were three fewer confirmed sightings.
Black bears are seldom seen but can be a problem.
The ODOW reported 35 of the sightings were bears doing damage, from bashing beehives to trashing back yard garbage containers in a quest for food. Most of the bears were spotted in northeast and southeast Ohio. Ashtabula County topped the list with 33 sightings.
Many of the black bears were young males on the roam, mostly from Pennsylvania. Keystone hunters killed a record 4,164 bears in November and December, including bruisers weighing more than 800 pounds. The ODOW did have five sightings of female bears with cubs and two sightings of a female and yearling bears, evidence bears live year-round in Ohio.
Bobcats were spotted in growing numbers. Verified sightings jumped from 14 to 20, with 65 unverified bobcat reports. Most bobcat sightings were in southeastern and southern Ohio. A bobcat killed on a roadway was recorded in Lake County. Bobcats have been caught in traps and released.
Bears and bobcats are protected in Ohio. The bobcat is listed as an endangered species.
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