By the Numbers

BY THE NUMBERS
2006 bear sightings
113: Number of black bear sightings statewide.
27: Number that wildlife officials could confirm.
76: Number in Northeast Ohio.
13: Number in Trumbull County, the third-highest in the state. Only two of those sightings could be confirmed. The sightings were in Fowler, Hubbard, Bloomfield and Vienna.
6: Number in Mahoning County. Wildlife officials confirmed two of those reports. The sightings were in Beaver, Green, Springfield and Youngstown.
2: Number in Columbiana County. Wildlife officials confirmed both of those reports. The sightings were in Fairfield and Yellow Creek.
Source: Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division