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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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