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Biologist says people can learn to co-exist with black bears

“Many people in South Carolina want to see bears continue to thrive in the state,” said Skip Still, black bear biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources based in Clemson. “Therefore, the challenge is to learn how problems with bears can be avoided in residential areas that are in or near bear habitat.” For more information on black bears in South Carolina, visit the DNR black bear Web site at http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/bear/index.html.

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• DNR to hold public meetings focusing on marine resources
• Statewide deer harvest stable in 2005
• Quail Unlimited Midlands funds habitat at Manchester State Forest
• Lynches Scenic River Advisory Council hosts Congaree. Pee Dee Land Trusts
• Construction of oil-spill response facility for waterbirds underway
• DNR stocks 2.5 million striped bass into Lakes Marion and Moultrie
• Bear hunters clean up Jocassee, build bench at scenic overlook
• Partners for trout reconstructs stream to protect trout waters
• Multi-year research improves knowledge of sea turtle population
• Commercial license needed to sell pen-reared quail
• Give new wild game, seafood cookbook for Father’s Day
• Hurry to plant fields for fall dove hunts
• Prescribed burning benefits are many, but challenges abound
• S.C. Wildlife Federation will celebrate 75th anniversary
• Freshwater Fishing Trends
• Saltwater Fishing Trends
• S.C. Weekly Tidetable