US EditionBear Dies After Being Hit by Pickup Truck in Richland County
RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, JUN 16 – The bear, weighing 246 pounds, was euthanized after being hit on a rural road; Ohio's black bear population is estimated between 50 and 100, officials said.
- An adult male black bear weighing 246 pounds was euthanized after being struck by a Dodge Ram pickup truck on June 14 in Perry Township, Richland County, Ohio near State Route 546 and Black Road.
- The crash followed multiple recent sightings of a black bear traveling through central Ohio counties of Licking, Delaware, and Morrow, with wildlife officials monitoring these observations.
- Authorities determined the bear’s injuries were severe enough to require euthanasia at the scene while the truck driver was unharmed, and local rumors circulated before official confirmation Monday afternoon.
- Katie Dennison, a wildlife biologist, said, "That's a pretty big bear for Ohio," noting Ohio’s population ranges between 50 and 100 black bears and this was the first confirmed Richland County sighting since 1999.
- The incident highlights Ohio’s increasing black bear presence, prompting the Division of Wildlife to urge residents not to approach bears and to report sightings for ongoing population tracking.
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Black bear struck by pickup truck was 1st confirmed sighting of species here since 1999
PERRY TOWNSHIP — An adult male black bear was euthanized by authorities after being struck by a pickup truck in Richland County on Saturday morning just south of Lexington, according to a spokesperson with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Rumors circulated locally on Facebook and various other social media outlets all weekend before finally […] The post Black bear struck by pickup truck was 1st confirmed sighting of species here since 1…
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