Aiken bear sightings are down this year
This time last year, there were a number of bear sightings in residential areas near Aiken, but in 2009, there have been only two reported sightings, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Mike Caudell, a wildlife biologist with South Carolina DNR, said there was a black bear sighting in Columbia County, Ga., and another at Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick.
If black bears are going to be spotted in residential areas as much as they were last year, Caudell said, “they’re getting a later start. You just never know how many sightings there will be.”
The frequency of spotting bears is down on both sides of the Savannah River.
“Last year, we had several bears move through the area,” said I.B. Parnell, senior wildlife biologist with the Thomson office of Georgia DNR. “Usually, we only get a couple per summer from this area.”
There is no trend that shows bear sightings in the CSRA’s more urbanized areas are on the rise. There is, however, a growing bear population in South Carolina and Georgia, and the animals are expanding from their habitats. Full Details
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