DNR confirms black bear spotted in southwest Indiana
This is Indiana s fourth confirmed black bear. Before 2015, when one was spotted in northern Indiana, the state s last confirmed black bear sighting was in 1871.
Credit: Indiana Department of Natural Resources Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 8:11 PM EDT June 27, 2021
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. A black bear was spotted in southern Indiana Sunday morning.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources confirmed a black bear sighting in northeast Vanderburgh County before sunrise Sunday morning. The next closest town to the sighting was Elberfeld in Warrick County, which shares a border with Vanderburgh County.
DNR biologists confirmed the bear from photos taken by the landowner.
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