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About Maryland Bears
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Black Bear Population By State
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State
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1988
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1992
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1996
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Alabama
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50
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40
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50
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Alaska
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100,000-200,000
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100,000-200,000
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100,000-200,000
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Arizona
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2,500
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2,500-2,700
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2,000-3,000
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Arkansas
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1,700-2,000
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2,300
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3,000
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California
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15,000
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15,000-18,000
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17,000-23,000
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Colorado
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7,000-15,000
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8000-12000
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10,000-12,000
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Connecticut
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30
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15-30
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30-60
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Delaware
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0
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0
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0
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Florida
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1,000
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1000-1500
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1,000-1500
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Georgia
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1,500
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1,700
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1,800-2,000
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Hawaii
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0
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0
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0
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Idaho
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18,000-25,000
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20,000-25,000
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20,000-25,000
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Illinois
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0
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0
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0
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Indiana
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0
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0
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0
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Iowa
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0
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0
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0
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Kansas
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0
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0
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0
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Kentucky
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100
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Unknown
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25-75
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Louisiana
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100
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300+
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>300
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Maine
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21,192
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19,000
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22,000-23,000
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Maryland
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200
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170
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250-300
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Massachusetts
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700-750
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700-750
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1,200-1,800
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Michigan
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NA/NR
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7,000-10,000
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~12,000
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Minnesota
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9,200
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10,500-14,500
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20,000
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Mississippi
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25
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25
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Missouri
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50-100
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50-150
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100-200
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Montana
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NA/NR
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9,000-10,000
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20,000
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Nebraska
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0
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0
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0
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Nevada
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300
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200-400
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200-400
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New Hampshire
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2,500
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3,000
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2,000-3,000
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New Jersey
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175-225
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275-325
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550+
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New Mexico
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3,300
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3,000
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4,000
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New York
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4,100
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4,000-5,000
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4,000-5,000
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North Carolina
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3,000-4,000
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5,500-6,250
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8,500
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North Dakota
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0
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50
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>10
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Ohio
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0
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20
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12-30
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Oklahoma
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NA/NR
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200
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100-150
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Oregon
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20,000-25,000
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25,000
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25,000-30,000
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Pennsylvania
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7,500
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7,500
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7,500
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Rhode Island
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0
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0-2
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0-2
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South Carolina
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100
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300
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275+
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South Dakota
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0
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0
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Unknown
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Tennessee
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1,500-2,000
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1,000-2,000
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900-1,200
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Texas
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NA/NR
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50
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75-100
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Utah
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750
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800-1,000
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800-1,300
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Vermont
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2,000-2,500
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2,100
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2,500
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Virginia
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2,500
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3,000-3,500
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3,000-3,500
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Washington
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19,000
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27,000-30,000
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~30,000
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West Virginia
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2,000
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3,000
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5,000-6,000
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Wisconsin
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5,790
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5,800
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14,000
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Wyoming
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NA/NR
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Unknown
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Unknown
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US Subtotal
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252,862-375,312
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289,095-416,662
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339,000-465,000
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Source: Williamson, D.F. 2002. In the Black: Status, Management, and Trade of the American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) in North America. TRAFFIC North America. Washington DC: World Wildlife Fund.
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