Black Bear Struck and Killed On I 85 In Orange County
June 29, 2009
Alaska Road Bear
A bear was struck and killed on I 85 in Orange County which is a bit unusual but not unheard of. What has become almost an annual event with a black bear moving through the triangle in the spring and summer appears to have happened again. Juvenile bears especially boar bears are often forced out of their home range and wander looking for a new area to set up residency.
With bear populations in North Carolina concentrated in the eastern part of the state and in the western part of the state as they expand we see more showing up in the central of the state. Most just move through the area and thus the reason NCWRC just urge people to leave them alone.
This particular bear was spotted a number of times in the Durham area this past weekend and unfortunately it was struck and killed. WRAL has some video of the bear from this weekend as it traveled around Durham and it is pretty obvious this is a young bear.
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