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Although bears live primarily in forested areas they sometimes wander into urban areas Con57375icts between people and bears have increased as suburban sprawl encroaches into former bear habitat and as more people enter New Brunswicks woodlands to h. Although theyre carnivores meat makes up less than 10 percent of a typical black bears diet and much of that is from scavenged carcasses and insects the rest of its diet is typically nuts berries grasses and other plants Black bears are not true hib However if you encounter a black bear in your neighborh ood or outdoors while hiking or camping follow these commonsense safety tips If a bear enters your home provide it with an escape route by propping all doors open Avoid direct eye contact which INTRODUCTION The black bear Ursus americanus is the smallest and most widely distributed member of the bear family found in North America In British Columbia black bears inhabit all areas of the province except Pietro Demonte (Athletic Director, Asst. Principal). pdemonte@bcsoh.org. Bryan Biedron (Asst. Athletic Director). bdiedron@bcsoh.org. Judi Stupka (Athletics Secretary). jstupka@bcsoh.org. Sports Information Night. Conference. Welcome. Jeffrey Vega, . President, New Brunswick Tomorrow. Living a Healthier Life in New Brunswick. Jim Cahill, . Mayor, City of New Brunswick. The Evolution of Healthier New Brunswick. The Four Provinces in New Mexico. Rocky Mountains. Colorado Plateau. The Great Plains . Basin and Range. Great Plains Province. climate. semi-arid. , long hot summers and cold . winters. Very little rainfall. By: Tanner Allison . and Ben Sobey. Habitat. The polar bear is a marine mammal because it spends many months of the year at . sea.. Its preferred habitat is the annual sea . ice covering . the waters over the continental shelf and the Arctic inter-island . Autumn #16. Background. Koala Bear is a m. ammal. and can . live 17 years and is a marsupial.. C. haracteristics. Koala bears are 2-3 feet long and weigh up to 30 pounds.. . They have s. oft woolly fur. For Education Use Only. Two . Adaptive Strategies Bears Have Evolved. Adaptive Strategies:. Hibernation. Torpor. Hibernation. Short-term hibernation. ?. X. Heart rate. Metabolic rate. Body temperature. Brian . Habitat. Arctic places . Diet. Fish . Seal. Walruses. Three interesting facts. Polar bears have been known to swim 60 miles . at a time.. Polar bears usually hunt and live alone. . In the wild Polar bears live about 25 years.. Fast Facts . Type : Mammal (like us). Diet : Omnivore. Average life span: 20 years . Size : 5 to 6 . ft. (1.5 to 1.8m) long. Weight: 200 to 600 . lbs. Group name : . slouth. or sloth. Did you know: black bears aren’t true . global warming is affecting them. WAKE UP HUMANS!. The Arctic. The Arctic has over 14 million square kilometers of land, water and ice. It encompasses all land and sea north of the 66. th. Parallel. Historically, black bears were found throughout the Cumberland Plateau. However, due to human activity black bear were all but eliminated from their historic range. In the mid-1990s, 14 black bears w 468 Ursus 10:1998 arousal state. The QT segment, or relaxation interval, of electrocardiograms of bears is short, and thus more like hibernating than nonhibernating species (Folk et al. 1980). Metabol