Militarypol21
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So I put my image into photoshop and lightened / darkened the colors and then made a comparison to other images that are indeed black bear tracks. I'm about 95% sure this is indeed an actual black bear track.
My image is the one highlighted in RED:
There has been considerable evidence of Black Bear activity that seems to suggest that the population may be extending its range back into historical territories in Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, and other areas where bears were eradicated and have not been present for a considerable amount of time. It is suspected that adolescent males seeking new territory are wandering far and wide, literally hundreds of miles, by following natural and manmade corridors (rivers and highways) back into their ancestral lands. It has generally been recent policy that if the animal does not become a nuisance, is not a danger, or is not in any imminent peril, that it be allowed to exist unmolested and without hindrance. Most cases remain out of the general public's knowledge until there has been a significant human-bear encounter. Note that while dispersing male bears wander far, females generally stay near where they were born. Because of this, although bears may show up in unexpected places, reproducing populations are slower to expand from core areas.
Source: American Black Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species Last Seen
Elk - 1830
Wolverine - 1852
Bison - 1830
Fisher - 1859
Lynx - 1832
Gray Wolf - 1908
Red Wolf - 1832
Porcupine - 1918
Black Rat - 1845
Eastern Spotted Skunk - 1920
Black Bear - 1850
River Otter (now reintroduced) - 1942
Mountain Lion - 1851
Prairie Chicken - 1972
Source: Facts and Figures on the State of Indiana
My image is the one highlighted in RED:
There has been considerable evidence of Black Bear activity that seems to suggest that the population may be extending its range back into historical territories in Ohio, Kentucky, Texas, and other areas where bears were eradicated and have not been present for a considerable amount of time. It is suspected that adolescent males seeking new territory are wandering far and wide, literally hundreds of miles, by following natural and manmade corridors (rivers and highways) back into their ancestral lands. It has generally been recent policy that if the animal does not become a nuisance, is not a danger, or is not in any imminent peril, that it be allowed to exist unmolested and without hindrance. Most cases remain out of the general public's knowledge until there has been a significant human-bear encounter. Note that while dispersing male bears wander far, females generally stay near where they were born. Because of this, although bears may show up in unexpected places, reproducing populations are slower to expand from core areas.
Source: American Black Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species Last Seen
Elk - 1830
Wolverine - 1852
Bison - 1830
Fisher - 1859
Lynx - 1832
Gray Wolf - 1908
Red Wolf - 1832
Porcupine - 1918
Black Rat - 1845
Eastern Spotted Skunk - 1920
Black Bear - 1850
River Otter (now reintroduced) - 1942
Mountain Lion - 1851
Prairie Chicken - 1972
Source: Facts and Figures on the State of Indiana
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