Report says black bears making comeback in East Texas
17 Dec
Black bears, a protected species in Texas, may be making a comeback there, according to a newspaper report.
The report in the Courier of Montgomery County says bears used to be common in the area: “In the 1800s there is documentation that a good hunter could harvest perhaps a hundred in his or her lifetime. But from 1950 until about 2000, they were rarely seen in east Texas.”
And now they may be traveling over from Louisiana, or maybe Arkansas or Oklahoma: “Estimates on the number of black bears in East Texas vary. Some say as few as 20 are currently roaming this part of the state. Others say there could be as many as 100.”
