{"id":37140,"date":"2022-10-03T11:43:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=37140"},"modified":"2022-10-03T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T15:43:21","slug":"maryland-black-bear-activity-increases-throughout-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/10\/03\/maryland-black-bear-activity-increases-throughout-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Black Bear Activity Increases Throughout Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Residents Reminded to Take Common-Sense Precautions<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2837\/10294414603_9a66627b74.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a bear in a tree during fall\" width=\"361\" height=\"290\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Black Bear by Ryan Van Nosdeln<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/hunt_trap\/bblivingwith.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0reminds residents that black bears are beginning a period of increased feeding activity in preparation for winter hibernation.\u00a0As the leaves change and the weather cools, bears become more active as they search for food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During this time, bears will travel across roads more frequently. They also can become more attracted to human-provided food sources and lose their natural fear of people, which can be dangerous for both people and bears.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Residents and visitors should note that keeping bird feeders, pet food and trash in a place where bears can\u2019t get to them is the best way to avoid problems. Marylanders should also delay filling songbird feeders until the winter months to avoid attracting bears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cKeeping bears wild is the responsibility of all Marylanders,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wildlife and Heritage Service<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Director Paul Peditto said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black bears in Maryland are concentrated in\u00a0Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties, but are known to roam into other northern and central counties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since bears may travel many miles in search of food, motorists traveling in Maryland\u2019s western counties are reminded to watch for them crossing roads, especially during October and November.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bears will begin entering dens in mid-November; with most being inside dens by mid-December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information about living with black bears can be found\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/hunt_trap\/bblivingwith.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0or by calling 410-260-8540 or 301-777-2136.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents Reminded to Take Common-Sense Precautions The\u00a0Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0reminds residents that black bears are beginning a period of increased feeding activity in preparation for winter hibernation.\u00a0As the leaves change and the weather cools, bears become more active as they search for food. During this time, bears will travel across roads more frequently. They<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2022\/10\/03\/maryland-black-bear-activity-increases-throughout-fall\/\">&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":[2948,3531,2918,2949,2945,2909],"class_list":["post-37140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-wildlife","tag-allegany-county","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\/37140","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=37140"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37143,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37140\/revisions\/37143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}