{"id":24446,"date":"2018-10-09T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=24446"},"modified":"2018-10-08T09:42:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T13:42:08","slug":"black-bear-activity-increases-in-fall-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/10\/09\/black-bear-activity-increases-in-fall-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Activity Increases in Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Residents Reminded to Take Common-Sense Precautions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5769\/23806335786_bbaa8661fb.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of bear eating from a birdfeeder\" width=\"351\" height=\"193\" \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland Department of Natural\u00a0Resources<\/a> reminds residents and visitors that black bears are beginning a period of increased feeding activity in preparation for winter hibernation or torpor.\u00a0Black bears in Maryland are concentrated in\u00a0Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, bears may become more attracted to human-provided food sources and lose their natural fear of people, which can lead to potentially dangerous encounters.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping bird feeders, pet food and trash in a place where bears can\u2019t get to them is the best way to avoid interactions,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Wildlife\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/a> Director Paul Peditto said. &#8220;Marylanders should delay filling songbird feeders until the winter to avoid attracting these mammals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since bears may travel many miles in search of food, motorists traveling in Maryland\u2019s western counties, especially Allegany and Garrett, are reminded to watch for them crossing roads, especially during October and November. Bears will begin entering dens in mid-November; most will be inside dens by mid-December.<\/p>\n<p>More information about living with black bears can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/hunt_trap\/bblivingwith.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>\u00a0or by calling 410-260-8540 or 301-777-2136.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents Reminded to Take Common-Sense Precautions The Maryland Department of Natural\u00a0Resources reminds residents and visitors that black bears are beginning a period of increased feeding activity in preparation for winter hibernation or torpor.\u00a0Black bears in Maryland are concentrated in\u00a0Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties. During this time, bears may become more attracted to human-provided food<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2018\/10\/09\/black-bear-activity-increases-in-fall-2\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,13],"tags":[2948,2947,2946,3531,2918,2949,2945,2909],"class_list":["post-24446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-wildlife","tag-allegany-county","tag-bear","tag-bears","tag-black-bears","tag-frederick-county","tag-garrett-county","tag-paul-peditto","tag-washington-county"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24446"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24492,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24446\/revisions\/24492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}