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larger tracts for housing and communities, more and more people moved into bear, deer, and other large mammal ranges throughout the state. Police reports and highway statistics record the results of the most critical humananimal interaction.
DGIF Director William I. Woodfin Jr., explained that “we understand that hard scientific data is not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions bears. However, for the sake of the bears and those who take a personal interest in them, we are openly and energetically seeking the objective data that will add up to an accurate and truthful picture of the black bear populations in Virginia.”
“We do not have man-eating bears in Virginia,” noted Woodfin, “at least not in recorded history. There are no grizzles in Virginia. And anyone who understands the true nature; of wildlife knows that the wrong kind of human contact may not only be troublesome for humans, like getting bitten by an animal you should not be trying to pet, but can also be extremely disruptive and damaging for the animal.”
DGIF and Virginia Tech publish a quarterly report on
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