/tags/black-bears Black Bears en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:29:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-18/missouri-is-holding-its-first-black-bear-hunt-and-conservationists-are-as-unhappy-as-the-bears Missouri's black bears were decimated in the early 20th century, but have come back in recent years. With an estimated 800 bears now living in the state, the Department of Conservation is holding a regulated hunt to help with population control. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:29:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-18/missouri-is-holding-its-first-black-bear-hunt-and-conservationists-are-as-unhappy-as-the-bears Carlos Moreno /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-15/how-black-bears-became-a-huge-conservation-success-story-in-missouri Missouri Department of Conservation furbearer biologist Laura Conlee delves into how conservation efforts led to an expanding black bear population in Missouri, new hunting guidelines and the Be Bear Aware Campaign. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 22:30:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-15/how-black-bears-became-a-huge-conservation-success-story-in-missouri Lara Hamdan /government-politics-issues/2020-09-04/black-bear-hunting-is-coming-to-missouri-in-fall-2021 The Missouri Department of Conservation says the black bear population is strong enough to support a hunting season. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 22:11:16 GMT /government-politics-issues/2020-09-04/black-bear-hunting-is-coming-to-missouri-in-fall-2021 Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2019-07-23/missouris-black-bear-population-is-rising-and-wandering-to-more-parts-of-the-state The number of black bears in Missouri has more than doubled in seven years, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. There are now as many as… Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:27:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-07-23/missouris-black-bear-population-is-rising-and-wandering-to-more-parts-of-the-state Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2018-06-18/bear-sighting-in-ballwin-has-residents-on-alert The Ballwin Police Department is urging residents to be cautious after a black bear was spotted Sunday in a St. Louis County neighborhood.According to a… Mon, 18 Jun 2018 21:13:22 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-06-18/bear-sighting-in-ballwin-has-residents-on-alert Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /health-science-environment/2016-08-21/a-black-bear-revival-is-coming-to-missouri Three black bear cubs look down on a team of Missouri conservationists from a tree branch about 60 feet above. They’re scared, but after climbing that… Sun, 21 Aug 2016 22:01:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-08-21/a-black-bear-revival-is-coming-to-missouri Mallory Daily /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-07-18/heres-why-youve-started-to-see-armadillos-in-the-st-louis-area Have you noticed the millions of armadillos wandering around the St. Louis area and across Missouri this summer? Okay, maybe not millions, but they’re… Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:24:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2016-07-18/heres-why-youve-started-to-see-armadillos-in-the-st-louis-area Kelly Moffitt /health-science-environment/2013-07-22/black-bears-are-back-in-missouri-but-where-are-they-coming-from Black bears can now be found in southern Missouri, thanks to a reintroduction program more than fifty years ago.The University of Missouri has worked in… Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:53:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-07-22/black-bears-are-back-in-missouri-but-where-are-they-coming-from /health-science-environment/2012-12-31/mountain-lion-black-bear-wolf-sightings-on-the-rise-in-missouri This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 31, 2012 - A Dec. 12 report of a mountain lion in DeKalb County capped off what has been a big… Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:19:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-12-31/mountain-lion-black-bear-wolf-sightings-on-the-rise-in-missouri Ryan Schuessler /health-science-environment/2012-05-25/how-many-black-bears-are-there-in-missouri The current answer to that question is unclear, the Kansas City Star says, but in the last two years, scientists with the Missouri Black Bear Project have… Fri, 25 May 2012 16:17:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-05-25/how-many-black-bears-are-there-in-missouri