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At left, a mother bear and her cub found in their den near a farmhouse. At right, Dave Fuller of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife prepared last week in Northampton to place a black bear cub back in its den, after biologists changed the radio collar on its mother.

Bears in the 'burbs

They leave woods to live under porches, in yards

By Carolyn Y. Johnson
Globe Staff / March 13, 2006

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NORTHAMPTON -- The pickup truck rolled past quiet cul-de-sacs and wooded yards, an H-shaped antenna poking out the window like a parasol as state wildlife biologist Dave Fuller waited for a hit. He was looking for bears. (Full article: 1057 words)

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