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Ontario’s black bears: range from the Hudson Bay coast to the north, south to roughly the edge of the continuously forested areas of Southern Ontario, including an isolated population on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. are an important part of Ontario’s biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
Mar 21, 2024 · Black Bears live across Ontario in forested areas where they can find enough food, shelter, and denning sites. Our provincial parks are their home, and over 90% of our parks are in bear country. A safe bear sighting during one of your adventures with Ontario Parks can be a lasting memory.
Sep 3, 2024 · Let’s all do our best to respect and coexist with the Black Bears who call our protected areas home! The nights are getting cooler, the days are shorter, and the bears know there is limited time to finish packing on the pounds before retiring to their dens.
Black bears live throughout most of Ontario. They primarily inhabit forested areas where they are best able to find food, refuge and den sites. Black bears are born in their dens in January and remain in hibernation with their mother until spring (around April).
May 8, 2024 · Planning a visit and wondering whether you’ll see a Black Bear? Tune in to our monthly Black Bear feature where our ecologists let you know common bear behaviour for the month or season. Spring is upon us, and Ontario’s Black Bears are ready for another season of eating to gain fat for winter hibernation.
Mar 2, 2024 · An unpredictable and often mild winter in Ontario could be behind the early emergence of black bears from hibernation in some parts of Ontario. Wildlife experts, police and government are all ...
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is widespread across Canada, and can be found on St Joseph Island. As the name suggests, the dominate colour for the bears is black, although lighter brown and cinnamon colours have been recorded.
