black bearsAs humanblack bear conflicts increase, developing conflict mitigation strategies that account for both biological and social understanding has become a primary objective of managers. We examined black bear habitat use in the Florida Panhandle to understand its impact on the spatial distribution...
Structure: One new culvert and wildlife fencing tied into existing and new bridges Target Species: Black bear State routes 87, 85 and 123 cross Eglin, and all of them have or will soon have structures that benefit black bears—which have a known presence in the area and are occasionally str...
We conducted our study on the Tate’s Hell State Forest and neighboring private lands in the eastern panhandle of Florida (Figure 1), a region that supports the second largest subpopulation (1060 individuals) of black bears in Florida [49]. Tate’s Hell State Forest is the second largest co...