Louisiana black bear

Catherine Siracusa, St. Mary Parish black bear conflict officer, demonstrates a bear-resistant garbage can retrofitted with the hardware shown below. Materials for the simple latches, obtained from any local hardware store, cost about $45. A YouTube video by Roanoke Valley Television shows how to install the latches.
(The Daily Review Photo by Diane Miller Fears)

Retrofitting cans may keep black bears at bay

Wed, 2015-02-11 16:29 Harlan Kirgan

St. Mary Parish residents wanting a bear-resistant trash can now have a solution — retrofitting their current cans with a locking mechanism.

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A black bear captured in Patterson.

Study: Louisiana black bear groups intermingling

Thu, 2014-08-14 08:05 Harlan Kirgan

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s black bears are making huge strides toward recovery as the state’s dis-parate populations appear to be intermingling, according to two researchers who are presenting

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A black bear caught Tuesday in Patterson. (The Daily Review Photo by Courtney Darce)

Black bear dos and don’ts

Fri, 2014-01-10 15:01 Harlan Kirgan

Don’t have time for unwanted guests? Follow this list of dos and don’ts from Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries to keep Louisiana black bears away from your property.