Iowa DNR: Black bears could make Iowa its permanent home within 5 years

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – An expert with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources believes black bears could call Iowa home within the next five years. DNR furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer notes black bears are native to Iowa, but were hunted to extinction in the state in the mid-1800s. “We’re seeing…

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