A black bear was caught in a forest recreation area Sunday and was being sent to a veterinary school to determine if it was the same animal that attacked a family, killing a 6-year-old girl.
The bear, which was captured near the site of the attack, looked to be the same weight as the 350- to 400-pound bear that attacked a mother and her two children on a trail in the recreation area on Thursday...
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0406/319690.html
I'm not too far from where this happened.
There have been a lot of bear sightings all over the state, including one in west Tennessee, where they haven't had bears for 100 years. In addition to the little girl killed this year there was also a lady killed by a black bear here a couple of years ago.
We did have an exceptional acorn crop last fall, so reproduction will be good this year. I believe the populations are expanding and wouldn't be surprised to see one in my neighborhood.