B. PROPONENT Denmark. C. SUPPORTING STATEMENT 1. Taxonomy

2. Biological data 21. Distribution: Historically, the American black bear was distributed throughout much of North America except for the tundra areas df northern Canada and the hot deserts of the southwestern United States (Kolenosky and Strathearn, 1 987). The range of the American black bear has...

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Summary:2. Biological data 21. Distribution: Historically, the American black bear was distributed throughout much of North America except for the tundra areas df northern Canada and the hot deserts of the southwestern United States (Kolenosky and Strathearn, 1 987). The range of the American black bear has declined substantially~. The species no longer occurs in the Great Plains states and most of the Midwest; it