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The ancestors of American black bears and Asian black bears diverged from sun bears 4.58 mya. The American black bear then split from the Asian black bear 4.08 mya. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The earliest American black bear fossils, which were located in Port Kennedy, Pennsylvania , greatly resemble the Asian species, [ 10 ] though later specimens grew to ...
The Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) is a subspecies of the American black bear that has historically ranged throughout most of Florida and the southern portions of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. The large black-furred bears live mainly in forested areas and have seen recent habitat reduction throughout the state due to ...
Under this ruling, all bears within the historic range of the Louisiana black bear, from eastern Texas to southern Mississippi, have been protected. [3] On April 11, 2016, this protection of the Louisiana black bear was eliminated as were the related Similarity-of-Appearance Protections for the American black bear. [4]
New York is home to an estimated 8,000 black bears, and even though it is a relatively rare experience, it is possible to catch a glimpse during the fall season in the Southern Tier. Paul D ...
While the brown bear's range has shrunk and it has faced local extinctions, it remains listed as a least-concern species by the IUCN, with a total population of approximately 200,000. As of 2012, the brown bear and the American black bear are the only bear species not classified as threatened by the IUCN.
Haida Gwaii black bears are the largest subspecies of American black bear, not only within British Columbia but across North America. [2]Unlike their mainland counterparts, who come in a variety of colour phases, Haida Gwaii black bears have only ever been reported as having entirely black fur.
U. a. floridanus – Florida black bear; U. a. hamiltoni – Newfoundland black bear; U. a. kermodei – Kermode bear or spirit bear U. a. luteolus – Louisiana black bear; U. a. machetes – West Mexican black bear [8] U. a. perniger – Kenai black bear U. a. pugnax – Dall Island black bear U. a. vancouveri – Vancouver Island black bear
The glacier bear (Ursus americanus emmonsii), sometimes referred to as the "blue bear", is a subspecies of American black bear with silver-blue or gray hair endemic from Southeast Alaska, to the extreme northwestern tip of British Columbia, and to the extreme southwest of the Yukon.