Sep 14 2008
Black Bear on Delmarva!
Black Bear photo (from mainland VA, not Delmarva) from Janet Moore-Coll’s photostream on Flickr.
In the description of Bombay Hook from the Delaware Birding Trail, I introduced Bear Swamp Pool by saying that it, “…hasn’t had bears for a very long time.” I’m excited to say that statement may be nullified in the near future. A Black Bear has recently made several appearances in the Maryland portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, something that seems nearly miraculous to those of us who have grown up thinking of this area as defined, in part, by its lack of large animals.
The article below from the Washington Post offers hope of the return of a long-missing part of our fauna. I’ll be interested to watch this drama unfold; you can bet that if bears start showing up here on a regular basis, there will be much clamor for them to be somehow stopped. Stay tuned.
Washingtonpost.com – Experts Say Latest Bear Sighting is Unusual
