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America\u2019s Wildlife and Pest Control in Clark County posted a sighting of a black bear on social media that happened right outside their front door. <\/p>\n
\u201cOne of our security cameras picked up this juvenile black bear casually strolling across our drive! This incredible interaction is made possible through the extensive efforts of the Ohio Division of Wildlife to reestablish species that were once extirpated from Ohio!\u201d their social media post on Wednesday says. <\/p>\n
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Another person on social media posted seeing a black bear in someone\u2019s driveway on North Hampton Road near Ullery Road on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton\u2019s Gantchoff Lab, collared a female black bear on June 3 in Ashtabula County \u201cto learn more about how this species is expanding its range in Ohio,\u201d according to ODNR. <\/p>\n
ODNR said this is the first time a female black bear in the state has been fitted with a GPS collar. The species is rare in Ohio and considered a state-endangered species. <\/p>\n
Initially, black bears disappeared from Ohio in the mid-1800s, but in the last few decades they have since been making a comeback due to \u201cnaturally recolonizing the state from healthy populations in bordering areas,\u201d according to ODNR.<\/p>\n
The female black bear was released unharmed after being fitted with a tracking collar earlier this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was captured on private land in northeast Ohio with landowner permission and released unharmed in the same location after a GPS collar was attached,\u201d ODNR stated. \u201cGPS collars remotely transmit location data, helping researchers to learn about the habitat use and preferences of individual bears.\u201d<\/p>\n
Researchers can use the location information to learn about a bear\u2019s home range size and space requirements, survival rate and their reproductive status, including litter size and frequency of reproduction. <\/p>\n
The female black bear is 5- to 10-years-old and weighs 198 pounds.<\/p>\n
The collar is programmed to fall off the bear before its battery dies, typically after about 18 months. <\/p>\n
A two-year-old male black bear was spotted in Clinton County in the middle of June, followed by two additional sightings last week in Greene and Montgomery counties.<\/p>\n