Black bears migrate into Central Kentucky

Black bears have migrated out of the hills of the Cumberland Plateau into Central Kentucky, reports Bob White of The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown (star on MapQuest image).

A state Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist told White that bears are being found throughout the watershed of the Rolling Fork River, which flows into the Salt River at Boston, a few miles east of Elizabethtown. The Rolling Fork flows through the heavily forested Knobs Region, which runs south from Louisville (the large gray area at upper left center of the image) and east to the even more heavily forested plateau (at bottom right center).

Yes, we could have PhotoShopped a better map for you, but we didn't have time. To further orient yourself, note the Ohio River separating Kentucky and Indiana at upper left.