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Population
|
State
|
US Bear Population*
|
Trend
|
Alabama |
|
Stable |
Alaska |
150,000 |
Stable |
Arizona |
2,500 |
Stable |
Arkansas |
3,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
California |
18,000 – 22,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
Colorado |
8,000 – 12,000 |
Unknown |
Connecticut |
|
Increasing |
Florida |
2,000 |
Stable |
Georgia |
2,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
Idaho |
20,000 – 25,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
Kentucky |
|
Increasing |
Louisiana |
|
Slightly Increasing |
Maine |
23,000 |
Stable |
Maryland |
300 |
Slightly Increasing |
Massachusetts |
1,800 |
Slightly Increasing |
Michigan |
10,000 – 15,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
Minnesota |
27,000 |
Increasing |
Mississippi |
|
Slightly Increasing |
Missouri |
|
Stable |
Montana |
Unknown |
Stable |
Nevada |
300 |
Increasing |
New Hampshire |
4,400 |
Increasing |
New Jersey |
1,000 |
Increasing |
New Mexico |
5,400 |
Decreasing |
New York |
5,000 |
Slightly Increasing |
North Carolina |
9,000 |
Increasing |
Oklahoma |
|
Increasing |
Oregon |
|
Increasing |
Pennsylvania |
9,000 |
Stable |
South Carolina |
|
Slightly Increasing |
Tennessee |
2,000 |
Increasing |
Texas |
50 |
Increasing |
Utah |
800 – 1,200 |
Slightly Increasing |
Vermont |
3,300 |
Stable to slightly increasing |
Virginia |
4,500 |
Slightly Increasing |
Washington |
30,000 plus |
Increasing |
West Virginia |
8,000 |
Increasing |
Wisconsin |
12,700 |
Slightly Increasing |
Wyoming |
Unknown |
Stable |
*Estimate includes Brown/Grizzly Bear Population
"The mountains have always been here, and in them, the
bears."
- Rick Bass (in "The Lost Grizzlies")
Map of Current and Historic Range of Grizzly Bears in North
America
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