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The 2024 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey estimates 317 million blue crabs, a slight decrease from last year. Spawning age female crabs dropped to 133 million but remain above the overfishing threshold. Juvenile crab numbers rose to 138 million, though still below average. A new stock assessment will begin this summer to reassess management strategies, with results expected by March 2026.
A large black bear was safely captured and released back into the wild after running loose through backyards in Northeast D.C. The bear was tranquilized and taken to a remote area of Maryland by the Humane Rescue Alliance. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources took custody of the bear. The bear was perched in a tree for a few hours before being sedated and loaded into a steel cage. Cooperation between D.C. police, animal control, and other first responders helped to safely sedate the bear.
A black bear was tranquilized by the Humane Rescue Alliance after it was found perched in a tree above the 1300 block of Franklin Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. The bear stayed in the tree until about 9:50 a.m. and was successfully tranquilized shortly after 10 a.m. A veterinarian from the National Zoo was on the scene and the Maryland Department of National Resources assisted. Black bear sightings are on the rise in Maryland due to breeding season.
A bear was spotted at the Calverton Shopping Center in Beltsville, Prince George's County. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources advises people to never feed bears and to back away slowly if they spot one. Safety tips can be found online.