The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report any black bear den locations they find across Wisconsin in order to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction.
The Black Bear Litter and Diet Survey will begin its second year of data collection this upcoming winter.
The study will generate new estimates of black bear reproductive rates within each bear management zone, and these estimates will improve the accuracy of the population models used in each zone.
Additionally, researchers are investigating a connection between the consumption of human food sources and bear reproduction since diet can affect cub survival rates and litter sizes.
You can report bear den locations by clicking here.
