Woman hits black bear near Kerrville in Hill Country. How common are they in Texas?
A woman struck a black bear with her vehicle near Kerrville over the weekend. A Texas woman was hit by a black bear on the back roads of Real County, which led to an unexpected collision. The incident occurred on Highway 83 near Kerrville and resulted in no injuries, although the bear died approximately 30 yards away from the vehicle. The local game warden recovered the bear, which will be studied by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Black bears are the only native bear species left in Texas after the plains grizzly bear was eradicated in the 1960s. Black bear sightings have increased from 25 in 2020 to 154 confirmed sightings in Texas in 2022, largely in Big Bend. It is illegal to hunt or poach black bears in Texas, as they are protected under protection and illegal to kill or steal them.
Pubblicato : 10 mesi fa di Brandi D. Addison in Science
While driving along the back roads of Real County on Saturday evening, a Texas woman found herself colliding into a wildly unexpected roadblock: a black bear prowling the highway.
Luckily, personnel with the Divide Volunteer Fire Department trailed shortly behind the woman and were able to respond to the incident and confirm zero injuries — (well, except for the black bear, which died approximately 30 yards away from where the vehicle struck it on Highway 83, just west of Kerrville).
As the black bear population steadily rebounds in Texas, the local game warden recovered the specimen, which Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will study.
Where are black bears found in Texas?
Black bears are the only native bear species in Texas after the plains grizzly bear became extirpated in the 1960s.
Although they faced a rapid decline over several decades, black bear sightings increased from 25 in 2020 — the majority of which were in Big Bend — to 154 confirmed sightings in Texas in 2022.
Can you hunt black bears in Texas?
Black bears are protected, and it is illegal to hunt or poach them in Texas.
Temi: Wildlife, Black Bears