Black Bear Captured in Ashtabula County Becomes 1st Fitted for GPS Collar in Ohio

Black bear captured in Ashtabula County becomes 1st fitted for GPS collar in Ohio

COLUMBUS – A black bear roaming through north central Ohio dominated the headlines last week, and spurrd the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to offer the following update on the species and its situation within the state. The ODNR Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, recently collared a female black […] The post Black bear captured in Ashtabula County becomes 1st fitted for GPS collar in Ohio a…

Black bear collared in county as part of state-wide study

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources captured and collared a female black bear earlier this month in Ashtabula County.

Black bear research ongoing in Ohio - Farm and Dairy

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife, in partnership with the University of Dayton’s Gantchoff Lab, recently collared a female black bear in Ashtabula County to learn more about how this species is expanding its range in Ohio. This is the first time a female black bear in Ohio has been fitted with a GPS collar. Black bears are rare in Ohio and are considered a state-endangered species. They disappeared from Oh…