Black Bear - Arizona Game & Fish Department
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Black bears are normally solitary animals, except for family groups (mother and cubs), breeding pairs, and congregations at feeding sites. Black bears are known to move long distances (100 miles) to exploit isolated pockets of food.
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Arizona Game and Fish Department Archives - The Gila Herald
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Arizona wildlife officials stumped on origin of mystery bear cub
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Orphaned black bears rehabilitated and released into wild
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Can Bears and Humans Coexist? - The Atlantic
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Babies, Bears & Back to Nature: Southwest Wildlife Conservation
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An Arizona man was mauled to death by a black bear in a rare
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Officers looking for black bear spotted in Anthem, Arizona
KOLD News 13 - UPDATE: A young black bear was rescued by
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Arizona Black Bear Harvest Reporting
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Black Bear - Arizona Game & Fish Department
KOLD News 13 - UPDATE: A young black bear was rescued by
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Game and Fish transfer orphaned black bear in Oro Valley to Bearizona
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Flagstaff Fire And Arizona Game And Fish Respond To A Black Bear
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Black Bear Spotted In Catalina Foothills: AZ Fish And Game