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>Bear removed from home for second year

>Published: March. 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM MCHENRY, Md., March 16 (UPI) — A Maryland wildlife biologist said he relocated a mother bear and cubs from a high-end vacation home for the second year in a row. Harry Spiker, chief … Continue reading

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>Black bear hibernates and gives birth to 3 cubs beneath porch of summer home in western Md

>By The Associated Press, Tuesday, March 15, 4:36 PMSWANTON, Md. — A house with a den is nice. But a house with a bear den is another story. A Maryland Department of Natural Resources biologist said Tuesday that a 327-pound … Continue reading

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>Bear and her cubs evicted from pricey Deep Creek digs

> One thing biologists know for sure is that a lot of Western Maryland habitat so beneficial to bears is also attractive to humans. That’s why this sow keeps showing up in the neighborhood she once ruled. “The landscape is … Continue reading

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>Hibernating bears present challenge for wildlife researchers

>Allegany County den in hollow tree 30 feet off groundMichael A. SawyersThe Cumberland Times-News Sun Feb 13, 2011, 08:00 AM EST MOUNT NEBO — Only one of the dozen bear dens Harry Spiker has identified for study this winter is … Continue reading

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