Limiting Factors:
How Many Bears?

Student Pages
Black Bear Biology
Compare Yourself to a Black Bear

Additional Resources
Food Cards
What Can a Skull Tell Us: Student and Educator pages for use with WILD About Bears online educator professional development course.
Video: Arkansas Game and Fish: Black Bears in Arkansas's Gulf Coastal Plain
Bears of Alaska (Interactive lesson from Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

In Step with STEM Resources
Black Bear Population Information (CA) https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Black-Bear/Population
Black Bear Management (WI) https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/WildlifeHabitat/bearmanagement
Black Bear (OH) https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/animals/mammals/black-bear
Louisiana Black Bear https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/louisiana-black-bear
Black Bear (MT) http://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=AMAJB01010

WILD Work Job Profiles and Videos
Park Ranger

• Park Ranger EDU: Steps to Becoming a Park Ranger http://www.parkrangeredu.org/
• Park Ranger Career Information: Why Become a Park Ranger? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbdcUxBmy60
• How to Become a Park Ranger - Career Information https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls3nZ5Ocing
• California State Parks Career Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPxO54hI30

Wildlife Biologist

• Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Durango Bear Research https://youtu.be/mdzlEKvJDJQ
• Wildlife Biologist - Career Specialist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmCCrV1RI9Y
• United States Department of Labor: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologist http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/zoologists-and-wildlife-biologists.htm
• FWS Careers - Wildlife Biologist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI5Yc_5MBRg
• Basic Sampling Techniques - Counting Deers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nr9rQpm2A4
• Jennifer Bakke, Wildlife Biologist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSJu8q_l8BU
• Find Your Path: Wildlife Biologist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZQQNGGJoLE
• Environmental Science: What is a Wildlife Biologist? http://www.environmentalscience.org/career/wildlife-biologist
• Freshwater Mussels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URHTrAAkpr0&feature=bf_next&list=UU8ZKS7HcEEgT1IsHJB3eATA

Wildlife Outreach Coordinator

• Meet Jordan and learn about her work with Pennsylvania Game Commission, including her advice to young people interested in careers in wildlife stewardship. https://youtu.be/YsoM0VjuZag

State Game Warden

• Meet Lieutenant Nabozny and learn about her work in wildlife law enforcement with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. https://youtu.be/LZbmnNndUM4

Wildlife Technician

• Meet Matthew and learn about a typical day of work in conserving bears with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. https://youtu.be/U6ZrQGekeoo