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Summer Drought May Bring Maryland's Black Bears Closer to People

The National Climate Adaptation Science Center and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources have done a new study. It looks at negative meetings between people and the American black bear across Maryland. It suggests that summer drought may make these events more likely. It could also widen the areas where they happen.

Rewritten with AI from facts reported by USGS. Read the original for the full report.