Table 8 Available Black Bear Habitat and Bear Population 

 Densities in WMUs 6, 7, and 8^ 



WMU 



Bear habitat (acres) 



Woodland " 

 Farmland ^ 

 Wetlands 

 Total 



1,068,204 



8877 



10,802 



1,087,883 



46,080 



1439 



496 



48,015 



61,279 



1835 



619 



63,738 



Bear abundance 



Bear/10 sq mi 

 Total no. 



3.2-4.4 

 541-750 



2.9-4.0 

 22-30 



2.9-3.0 

 29-30 



data from Hugie and Banasiak (1975) 

 " includes wooded swamp 



^ farmlands include 10% of all types except in units 7 and 8 

 ^ usable wetlands includes 50% of: seasonally flooded basins, fresh 



meadow, shrub swamp, and bog — except those in units 7 and 8 



17-8-1 



10-80 



