Mississippi is home to two types of black bears: the Louisiana black bear to the south and the American black bear in the ...

Black bears were all but wiped out in Mississippi about 100 years ago and as a result, protections for the fragile population were put in place and a bear program was developed to help understand ...

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In November 1902, TR went on a bear hunt to Mississippi, but game was difficult to find. Eventually, a small black bear was cornered by the hunting dogs. The president was called over to kill the ...