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Source: Bear Aware

Home Range

• The home range of the Black Bear is an area that each bear uses for food, water, breeding, and shelter: 

  •  It is most often found in a wooded area that can provide cover and protection 

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  •  Males may have a home range of 25 to 150 km² 

  •  Females may have a home range that varies from 5 to 25 km²

  •  Females with cubs, tend to avoid open areas (3.2 to 9.6 km) 

Source:  Bears In BC - Hinterland - BC Government

Learn how Big Mac journeyed 126 miles from his home territory and then returned directly home when it was time to hibernate in One Bear's Journey 

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