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This is the time of year when Clark County starts receiving visits from huge bellies on hairy legs.
“Giant walking stomachs” is how black bears emerging from hibernation behave, said Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conflict specialist Todd Jacobsen.
Based in the tiny town of Klickitat, Jacobsen takes calls for help from all over a sprawling swath of Southwest Washington, including Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties.
