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Online Zoom event
Presenter: Dave Wattles, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Dave Wattles, Mass Wildlife’s Black Bear and Furbearer Biologist, will describe the history of the black bear population in Massachusetts and its remarkable recovery during the last 50 years. In addition to bear ecology, he will discuss the results of 15 years of radio- and GPS- collaring research. The collar data has revealed information on reproduction, survival, causes of mortality, habitat use, and movement. He will also talk about coexisting with bears.