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black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Friday confirmed a man and his dog were mauled to death by a black bear in Jerome — marking the first fatal black bear attack in state history.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the man’s home and killed him and a dog, wildlife officials said.
—Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
California Department of Fish and Wildlife and CHP officials collected the male black bear carcass along River Road and Trenton Road in Sonoma County the morning after the crash April 29, the wildlife agency’s spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
The data states the last black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018.
—Tayeba Hussein, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
New information on Florida’s first fatal bear attack revealed the culprit was a 263-pound black bear that broke into the man’s home and killed him and a dog, wildlife officials said.
—Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
California Department of Fish and Wildlife and CHP officials collected the male black bear carcass along River Road and Trenton Road in Sonoma County the morning after the crash April 29, the wildlife agency’s spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
The data states the last black bear attack in Collier County happened Jan. 9, 2018.
—Tayeba Hussein, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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