Black Bear Task Force - Purpose and Scope of Effort

Black Bear Task Force Report and Recommendations
To The Maryland Department of Natural Resources 
March 28, 2003

Purpose and Scope of Effort 

On December 11, 2001 Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary J. Charles Fox announced the creation of a 12-member citizen task force that would be responsible for contributing to the development of a revised statewide Black Bear Management Plan. The current 10-year plan was adopted in 1992 and expires this year. Secretary Fox stated that "This task force, which represents a wide range of perspectives, will play an important role in charting the course for the future of black bear management in Maryland." The membership roster for the task force can be found in Appendix A.

The BBTF held its first meeting on January 30, 2002. The first order of business was to work in concert with DNR to develop a mission statement. The BBTF has been meeting on a monthly basis. Information on the work of the task force, including the minutes of their monthly meetings, is available on the DNR web site at http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/bbtfintro.html.

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