Black bear population has been thriving in Alabama ever since ... forever. But it does seem that there is some concern about their future in Alabama.
There is an
Alabama Black Bear Alliance.
http://outdooralabama.com/hunting/hu...truthbears.cfm
http://www.outdooralabama.com/watcha...nivores/bb.cfm
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DISTRIBUTION: The American black bear is the most widespread inhabitant of all the North American bears. Their population was once estimated to be two million, but has been reduced to an estimated 700,000 animals due primarily to habitat destruction. Black bears inhabit forested areas scattered throughout North America. They can be found as far south as Florida and as far north as Alaska. The largest population centers and contiguous ranges of black bears are found in the northeast and western parts of the United States, northern Mexico, Canada, and Alaska. Black bears in Alabama are primarily limited to Baldwin, Mobile, and Washington counties. Reports of bears have been confirmed in several northeast counties but are suspected of being transient bears from other southeastern states.
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