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Biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have confirmed multiple sightings of a black bear in several East Texas counties. The bear was spotted in Cherokee, Anderson, Panola, and ...

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Multiple sightings of black bears have been reported across East Texas. Pictured, a black bear is spotted in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Warren Bielenberg / National Park Service Multiple ...

Texas officials have confirmed black bear sightings in East Texas. In a press release on Thursday, Aug. 21, biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have confirmed several sightings of ...

Doug Myers is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. A longtime journalist, Doug has worked for four newspapers in Texas and Louisiana and for three television stations in Texas. He has also spent ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have confirmed multiple black bear sightings in Cherokee, Anderson, Panola and Rusk counties. While black bears are native to ...