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A 230 lb (104.3 kg) adult male black bear on the scene was killed by troopers and found to have some of Weaver's remains in his stomach. [59] Lana Hollingsworth, 61, female: July 25, 2011: Wild: Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona: Hollingsworth was attacked by a 250 lb (113.4 kg) black bear while walking her dog at a country club.
The North American Bear Center states that 61 people have been killed by black bears since 1900. [11] The number of black bear attacks on humans is higher than those of brown bears, though this is largely because black bears outnumber brown bears rather than being more aggressive.
June 19, 1890. Arthur Dangle, 7, Male. USA, California, Siskiyou County — Killed and eaten by two cougars while playing near his home in Quartz Valley. November 11, 1901. Frank Cook, age unknown, Male. Mexico, Baja California — The body of a Norwegian carpenter was found by hunters east of the Santa Caterina Landing.
September 9, 2024 at 7:58 AM. A bear was shot and killed by a property owner in Passaic County on Friday after the bear killed one of his goats, according to a spokesperson for the New Jersey ...
Throughout late summer and fall, local black bears have made numerous appearances on popular resident Facebook pages, including South Shore Bear Sightings with more than 800 members and Where is ...
There are about 35,000 black bears in California, up from around 10,000 to 15,000 in 1982, according to the state wildlife department, and they are the subject of a state conservation plan.
In the spring, bear are hunted in coastal areas where they gather for food. During the autumn, bear are hunted while feeding on salmon or wild berries in the surrounding tundra. The average size of the bear taken is around 7.5–8.0 ft (2.3–2.4 m) in Magadan and Okhotsk and 8.0–8.5 ft (2.4–2.6 m) in Kamchatka. [6]
Anecdotal cases of alligator predation on American black bears have been reported, though such cases may involve assaults on cubs. [117] At least one jaguar (Panthera onca) has been recorded to have attacked and eaten a black bear: "El Jefe", the jaguar famous for being the first jaguar seen in the United States in over a century. [118]