Maine Environment Links on Black Bear Black Bear  (http://www.state.me.us/ifw/hunttrap/h-blackbear.htm)  Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife page by Craig McLaughlin. Includes physical characteristics, natural history, habitat, movements, and history of management. Also includes links to IF&W documents on black bear management. [mainegov] Maine Black Bear Study   (http://www.state.me.us/ifw/wildlife/bear/bearhome.htm)  Home page for "one of the longest-running field studies of black bears in North America, the Department's Bear Study has been providing information on the ecology and management of Maine's black bears for 23 years. " Includes FAQ's, management in Maine, bear ecology, bear hunting, living with bears, photo gallery, and links to related sites. [mainegov] Maine Initiative to Ban the Baiting, Hounding, and Trapping of Bears  (http://www.hsus.org/ace/19970). Page on the Humane Society of the United States website. [ind] Maine Citizens for Fair Bear Hunting  (http://www.fairbearhunting.org). Extensive website from organization that favors ending bear trapping and bear baiting. [ind] Maine's Bear Hunting Referendum  (http://www.samcef.org/bear_referendum_information.htm). Sportsmen's Alliance of Maine web pages opposing the referendum. [ind] Natural History of Black Bear  (http://www.bear-tracker.com/bear.html)  From Beartracker's Animal Tracks Den, a really neat website dedicated to the animal tracks and tracking. Includes sound of a bear's roar. [ind]    Search Maine libraries for books and government documents on Black Bear in Maine   ~For additional related links, see also the Maine Environment Links page for Mammals last update 12/07/2003