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The Reflector

In recent weeks, MDWFP and MSU researchers have been visiting black bear dens across the state to study the reproductive success of female bears.

Mississippi black bear population expands as state intensifies monitoring efforts

Samuel Hughes, News Editor March 20, 2024

On a cool morning in March, Black Bear Program Leader for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Anthony Ballard, hung from a rope 50 feet up an old cypress tree. He braced himself...

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