Missouri seeks to learn about black bear population

MU graduate student is working on DNA study
Thursday, June 16, 2011 | 10:12 a.m. CDT; updated 11:37 a.m. CDT, Friday, June 17, 2011

ST. LOUIS — The state Department of Conservation has begun a two-year effort to determine how many black bears are living in Missouri following an increase in sightings in recent years.

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