Tree Full of Bears In Rockingham County A Publicity Stunt?

October 5, 2009

Fox 8

What some might think for a second as a publicity stunt was probably just a bit of lucky timing as a sow and three cubs showed up only days after NCWRC announced the next free wildlife lecture. “Black Bear Research and Management in North Carolina: 1970s Through the Present”. Bears are expanding their range in the state and how is North Carolina going to deal with the increase bear human conflicts that will certainly rise as well?

This video from Fox 8 certainly will give you a taste of the conflict as people remain in the area keeping the bears treed.

Part of me thinks NCWRC bigger job will be managing people not so much the bears.