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The state is aiming to tag 700 black bears this year as a way to estimate the overall bear population, which has recovered in recent decades.
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On today’s program: The chair of Fair Districts PA explains how state leaders are taking different approaches to the process of drawing new maps for Congressional seats, now that census data has been released; kindergarten enrollment dropped 10% last year in the region, and some are concerned this year’s class of kindergarteners will have vastly different social and academic skills; and a look at how the state Game Commission takes census of the black bear population, a process that starts with doughnuts.
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Wildlife authorities say Pennsylvania hunters killed 4,653 black bears last year, setting a new record.The Pennsylvania Game Commission said Monday the…
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Microscopic mites are causing extreme itching in Pennsylvania’s black bears, leading to hair loss, lesions, infections and even death.Mark Ternent, a…