Bear Crop Damage Locally Minimal

By Joe Curtis

The Franklin Sun

Crop damage caused from bears in Franklin Parish was minimal.

This was the assessment given by Johnny Berry, large carnivore biologist for Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) to Police Jury members at their regular monthly meeting held on Thursday, July 11.

The number one crop, according to Berry, that suffers bear damage is corn with wheat being second most damaged crop in Louisiana.

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