Reported American black bear observations in Massachusetts 2019-2023

June 17, 2026

The table contains observations of American black bears reported by community members to the website: https://massbears.wordpress.amherst.edu from 2019-2023. To preserve the privacy of the contributors, locations were rarefied by 1000 m.

Publication Year	2026
Title	Reported American black bear observations in Massachusetts 2019-2023
DOI	10.5066/P14FBEIN
Authors	Thea V Kristensen, Casey Crary, Elizabeth Zhang, Marie Wheeler
Product Type	Data Release
Record Source	USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization	Cooperative Research Units Program
Rights	This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal

Reported American black bear observations in Massachusetts 2019-2023

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