Wild bears population size across the US and the EU. The US has 340 000 wild bears (300 000 Black bears, 33 000 Brown/Grizzly bears, 7 000 Polar bears). The EU has 15 500 wild bears (zero Black bears, 15 500 Brown/Grizzly bears, zero Polar bears). 2008-2022 data 🇺🇸🇪🇺🗺 [OC]Submitted by maps_us_eu t3_zzuewu in dataisbeautiful
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Former North Dakota resident here. Bears are typically found in Forests and Mountains. States like ND are flat prairies and don't have the shelter they are used to, and are almost entirely farm/ranch land so don't have the food they are looking for. Yes, you might get one wander in, but its naturally pushed back and not a permanent population. It's the same with many of the other plains states. The one outlier I am suspicious of is Colorado. They don't have as many forests and foot lands leading up the mountains as other mountainous states, but it seems like at least a decent habitat that could house a permanent population.
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