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X-WR-CALNAME:Black bear continues westward path in northern Indiana
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DESCRIPTION:Wildlife biologists with the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife sa
 y the Michigan black bear that walked into Indiana last week has turned we
 st based on evidence collected over the weekend and reported sightings tod
 ay near Michigan City.\n\n“Definitely a bear track\,” DNR wildlife bio
 logist Budd Veverka said after examining photographs of paw prints found n
 ear Springville\, a small community just north of the Indiana toll road in
  LaPorte County. “No doubt. And it continues to follow the predicted pat
 h based on the terrain.”\n\nThe black bear\, a young male\, first entere
 d Indiana in St. Joseph County last week after its movements were tracked 
 from near Muskegon by Michigan DNR officials. A scat pile it left in a res
 ident’s driveway just north of South Bend was the evidence DNR needed to
  confirm the presence of a wild bear in Indiana for the first time since 1
 871.\n\nOfficials from the Indiana DNR and Michigan DNR are working togeth
 er to track the bear’s movements. \n\nIndiana DNR encourages citizens to
  report sightings of the bear to dfwinput@dnr.IN.gov or by calling (812) 3
 34-1137 during normal business hours or by calling DNR Law Enforcement Cen
 tral Dispatch\, (812) 837-9536\, anytime. Photos or videos can be sent to 
 the same email address.\n\nBlack bears are shy by nature and tend to avoid
  human contact. Attacks are rare. Black bears are non-aggressive in most i
 nstances and prefer fleeing from humans when given the chance. DNR wildlif
 e biologists offer the following bear awareness tips:\n\n–Don’t intent
 ionally feed bears. If a bear becomes accustomed to finding food near your
  home\, it may become a “problem” bear.\n–Eliminate food attractants
  by placing garbage cans inside a garage or shed.\n–Clean and store gril
 ls away after use.\n–Don’t leave pet food outside overnight\n–Remove
  bird feeders and bird food from late March through November\n–Don’t a
 dd meat or sweets to a compost pile\n–If encountering a bear\, don’t r
 un. Shout\, wave your arms and back away slowly. \n\nBlack bears\, once a 
 native species in Indiana\, are now listed as an exotic mammal and protect
 ed under Indiana Administrative Code 312 9-3-18.5 (b-1)\, which prohibits 
 the killing of a black bear except by a resident landowner or tenant while
  the animal is “destroying or causing substantial damage to property own
 ed or leased by the landowner or tenant.”
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