Abstract
A qualitative analysis of intestinal parasitism present in the American black bear, Ursus americanus, in western North Carolina has never been documented. A survey of endoparasitism was conducted in conjunction with research by North Carolina State University in Pisgah National For est. The survey was carried out by fecal analysis. In this population, black bears were found to be infected with the endoparasite , Baylisasaris transfuga, at a rate of 50 percent.
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