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Black bear mortality occurs as a result of a number of factors both natural and human-caused. These include starvation, which is a factor for all ages of bears but particularly of young cubs. Cubs are dependent on their mothers and will starve if she is unable to acquire sufficient nutrition to support them. The cubs may also starve if they are lost from the mother from any cause, including death or abandonment. Black bears live dangerous lives and can die from accidents (falling from trees), fighting, predation, infanticide and cannibalism. Human-caused mortality for black bears includes collisions with vehicles, removal of nuisance bears, illegal killing by any means and hunting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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