Black bear sightings continue as bear numbers rise

by Kate Evans

Black bears have been making the rounds in both populated and rural areas of Morgan County with the numbers of bears in the region still on the upswing. State wildlife officials are reminding people to not feed bears or other wildlife.

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) District Wildlife Biologist Rich Rogers said he’s gotten a lot more calls about bears this year from Morgan County than in the past-mostly from…