‘Massive’ Black Bear Thrills Researchers In Mississippi
The Black Bear Program in Mississippi celebrated a jumbo-sized black bear, the largest in the program's history. Black bears are designated as endangered in the state.
Massive black bear, biggest ever recorded in the state, captured in Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Black Bear Program coordinator Anthony Ballard is photographed with a sedated bear that was captured in Mississippi for research and weighs 510 pounds, the heaviest bear recorded in the state.
Massive Black Bear Breaks Mississippi State Record As The Biggest Ever
Image via He's certainly a chunky boy! A massive black bear just broke the Mississippi state record for the biggest of the species ever in the state. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks encountered the animal as part of their research initiative.
510-pound black bear breaks state record in Mississippi
Wildlife officials in Mississippi said researchers trapped and tagged a 510-pound bear that is officially the largest ever documented in the state.
Largest black bear in Mississippi history collared by MDWFP
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) announced the record for the largest black bear in the Black Bear Program’s history has been broken. M18 is a 510-pound black bear that was collared earlier this week in Sharkey County.
Largest black bear in Mississippi history found in Sharkey County
A 510-pound black bear was tranquilized and collared as part of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Black Bear Program.
Record-setting black bear collared in Mississippi Delta
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (WTVA) — State wildlife officials collared a record-setting black bear in the Mississippi Delta. They managed to sedate and collar the 510-pound bear this week in Sharkey County — which is north of Vicksburg — the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) announced on Thursday, Dec. 12.
MDWFP tags record-breaking black bear in Sharkey County
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks has announced that the state's black bear record has been broken.
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Largest black bear in Mississippi history collared by wildlife officials
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has announced a new milestone in its Black Bear Program.
Mississippi's bear population is growing. What are they good for and why do we want more?
Mississippi black bears were once culturally and economically significant and their growing numbers signal a victory ahead.