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According to the latest figures there are 600,000 black bears in North America. The U.S. population is around 300,000,half of those. The Florida black bear and the Louisiana black bear are on the threatened list, but the species is doing well elsewhere. Source:Defenders of Wildlife.

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Arizona Game and Fish claims the population of black bears is 2500. But I believe this number is way low.

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The overall population of black bears in the United States has been estimated to range between 339,000 and 465,000.

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