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SPOTLIGHT ON: BLACK BEAR CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
Louisiana Black Bear, Copyright KMG
In the United States, the words "public resources" means all property or assets that a state government owns and protects, or that the federal government owns and protects. Most of these places are natural areas that people can use. If the trees and minerals and animals are on state-owned land, then that state owns them. It is up to the owner to manage those resources. Managing resources means understanding those resources, monitoring and researching those resources, protecting those resources when necessary, and cutting back on those resources to keep them within a sustainable level for the acreage or area involved. Government agencies are the stewards of these areas. These habitats and the animals that live there may fall under the jurisdiction of one or more agencies that may include local, county, state, or federal management. Ownership of land usually determines who manages it. Each state has a governmental agency that manages various areas, usually state parks and other wildlife management areas. Wild animals as well as captive animals are protected and managed by some type of agency.
Black Bear Conservation Committee helps landowners use their resources wisely so that they can prosper and so that wildlife can also prosper. The Louisiana Black Bear once roamed in large numbers across Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and East Texas. But long ago, in the last century, much land was cleared for farming, and bears lost their habitats. Without adequate denning places to raise their young, black bear populations dwindled over time.
Paul Davidson, Executive Director David Telesco, former Private Lands Biologist (now with FWC) Copyright Black Bear Conservation Committee, Louisiana Used With Permission @ CoveBear.com
Today, interested people want to make sure that these areas are put into balance once again, by re-introducing black bears to their native habitats. Landowners are encouraged to provide some wild areas called wildlife corridors, to link habitats. In this way, bears can move through and roam, as they do naturally, without encountering people or roads.
The areas of the state that have the most black bears are Iberia Parish, Concordia and St. Mary Parishes in the southern part of the state, and one area in the northeastern part of the state. Black bears now number nearly 700, which is a huge comeback. Bear tracks are seen in surprising places, such as the development site of a parking lot near the Bogalusa Business Park, delighting people who have never seen bear paw prints before. Photos of those tracks were emailed to Paul Davidson of BBCC, who confirmed that they were bear tracks.
Among other things, the BBCC created the “Black Bear Restoration Plan” which was used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create the official Louisiana black bear recovery plan; developed the “Black Bear Management Handbook” as resource to private landowners interested in managing their property for bears - currently on its 3rd edition with 16,000 copies distributed between1992 and 2003; and developed the “Banking on Bears and Carbon: A Partnership for Landscape Conservation” as an introduction to the opportunities available for forest restoration through carbon banking in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. They work closely with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and many other concerned agencies, private companies, and individuals.
Read all about the Black Bear Conservation Committee and what you can do to help at www.bbcc.org. They have a terrific and informative website and they are available to answer any questions you may have about Louisiana Black Bears and how you can become involved in re-introduction of this beautiful sub-species of the American Black Bear.
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