The Alabama Wildlife Federation
is a proud partner and sponsor of the Alabama Black
Bear Alliance - a coalition of diverse interests
with the goal of working cooperatively and voluntarily
for the conservation of the black bear in Alabama
through research, education, and habitat management.
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Visit ABBA's
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| Research |
to gain essential information so
we can determine how many bears there are, where they
are located and what their habitat needs are to survive.
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| Education |
to raise awareness and enlist public
support for the voluntary cooperative conservation
effort to restore the black bear in Alabama.
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| Habitat Management |
to assist landowners and resource
managers to incorporate bear habitat improvements
in their management practices.
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| The Need |
Once common in Alabama, the black
bear is now limited to very few fragmented areas.
Human activities are the primary reason for the bear's
decline and our efforts are the only hope for the
bear's survival in the state. The Alabama Black Bear
Alliance (ABBA) is a cooperative effort to conserve
this important natural resource. ABBA supporters recognize
the immediate need to begin conservation efforts and
that full participation and support of public and
private interests will be required to ensure the survival
of the black bear.
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The Alabama Black Bear Alliance, jointly
sponsored by the Alabama Wildlife Federation and The Nature
Conservancy of Alabama, represents a broad coalition of landowners,
state and federal agencies, private conservation groups, forest
industry, agricultural interests and the academic community.
| Major financial support is provided
by |
International Paper Company |
Curtis and Edith
Munson Foundation |
US Army Corps of Engineers Matching
Funds |
ADCNR Game and
Fish Division |
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| Additional sponsors include |
Mobile County Wildlife and Conservation
Association |
Montgomery Honda
Yamaha |
Conservation Services Southeast |
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Visit the Alabama
Black Bear Alliance website to learn more.
If you have bear sign or sightings to report, contact the
Alabama Wildlife Federation at 1-800-822-9453.
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