Louisiana black bear

The Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear, is found in parts of Louisiana, mainly along the Mississippi River Valley and the Atchafalaya River Basin.[8] Occurrences are reported from East Texas and subpopulations have expanded into Mississippi.[9] Black bears have been sighted in Kisatchie National Forest,[10] Allen Parish, Natchitoches Parish, East Baton Rouge,[11] and Bossier City.[4] Loss of habitat was the primary reason the bear was placed on the federal endangered species list.Programs and initiatives have resulted in the conservation and restoration of over 600,000 acres (240,000 ha) of forestland in the Mississippi River floodplain of Louisiana.
Conservation statusNatureServeScientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataMammaliaCarnivoraUrsidaeU. americanusTrinomial nameAmerican black bearLouisianaMississippi River ValleyAtchafalaya RiverMississippiEast TexasArkansasSt. Mary ParishIberia ParishPointe Coupee ParishRichard K. Yancey Wildlife Management AreaConcordiaAvoyellesTensasMadisonWest Carroll ParishesKisatchie National ForestAllen ParishNatchitoches ParishEast Baton RougeBossier CityLeast ConcernWildlife Management AreasNational Wildlife RefugesNature ConservancyDucks UnlimitedFederal RegisterIUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesUnited States Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Clarion-LedgerThe AdvocateWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalist