Long Distance Movement of a Florida Black Bear in the Southeastern Coastal Plain

January 1, 2001

Long Distance Movement of a Florida Black Bear in the Southeastern Coastal Plain

A male Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) traveled a minimum of 507 km from Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin AFB), Florida, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between 28 May and 1 July 1996. The bear moved at an average rate of 14.9 km/day (range = 1-123 km/day) and crossed a minimum of 4 interstate highways and 22 other major highways. Occasional long-distance movements by black bears may help explain the persistence of some disjunct populations and the potential for connecting other isolated bear populations in the Southeastern Coastal Plain.

Author(s) Marty R. Stratman and C. David Alden and Michael R. Pelton and Melvin E. Sunquist
Volume 12
Issue
Pages 55-58
Publication Date 1 January 2001
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