UPDATES OF THE BLACK BEAR MANGE EPIDEMIC

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WHEN POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT BEARS WITH MANGE FOR MANGE EPIDEMIC AWARENESS IN PENNSYLVANIA BLACK BEARS.

I wasn't fast enough with the camera. But this is a Black Bear with Mange. Feeding Bear's only hurt's them by spreading the Mange. Please don't feed the Bears in Central Pennsylvania. #BlackBearMangeEpidemic  🐻🐻🐻

Hopefully, this new treatment will provide a cure for all Bears. Wild Life Center’s research fellow. Dr. Peach is conducting a study of a new drug used for treating bear mange. If proven safe and successful, this one-time treatment could be applied in the field, which means fewer afflicted bears would need to go through the stress of capture, transport, and treatment at a wildlife rehabilitation center. #BlackBearMangeEpidemic  Read more here    Wild Life Center - Wild Life Center 
PITTSBURGH - Authorities say a sickly bear wasting away with an advanced case of mange was trapped in western Pennsylvania and euthanized. The Pennsylvania Game Commission had been seeking the adult female since residents reported it near Kittanning recently. #BlackBearMangeEpidemic  🐻🐻🐻🐻

Black bear with severe mange gets treatment & care!

Admitted after being injured or orphaned, the 10 Black Bear cubs receiving care at the Center are doing well! Soon, all 10 cubs will participate in study of a new drug used for treating bear mange -- potentially helping countless wild bears in the future: https://t.co/Bo4SBQBUl5 pic.twitter.com/PAN3EyMQzP

— Wildlife Center VA (@WCVtweets) June 12, 2018

Read all about our black bear and mange project! https://t.co/Z3XnH5f5KZ Honestly can't say I had proposed to be working with black bears when I interviewed at Penn State over a year ago, but the issue of mange and black bears in PA is serious and needed someone to do it.

— Erika Machtinger (@MachtingerLab) April 25, 2018