Last year, it seemed like everywhere you looked, there were bears. I saw four of them in my backyard all at once, a mama and three cubs. In addition, I saw one on my way to work and on my way home from work. Plus, people were posting them all over social media. Bears just seem like an everyday part of our lives now in Berkskhire County.
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I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise to see bears often. According to mass.gov, bears can be found in all of Western and Central Massachusetts. Though the numbers are from quite a few years ago, mass.gov reports that the bear population was last estimated in 2011 to be between 4,000 and 4,500 bears statewide.
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