[at-l] Speaking of wildlife...

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In a message dated 3/21/2005 3:31:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lthompson@hollins.edu writes:

> anybody know what the average range for a bear is?
> 
> 


How large is a black bear's home range? 

The size of the home range varies depending upon the abundance of food.? In 
an area with lots of berry and nut producing plants a territory will be smaller 
than in an area with scarce food supplies.? Yearling females often share the 
territory of their mothers, but young males may travel far to find their own 
territories.? In Minnesota, a sow's home range is 2-6 square miles.? The 
breeding territory of an adult male can cover over 100 square miles to overlap with 
many female home ranges.     

http://www.americanbear.org/faq.htm