Cleco's Black Bear
In 2004 Cleco adopted a Louisiana black bear through the Black Bear Conservation Committee (BBCC), an organization dedicated to restoring the Louisiana black bear in its historic range.
Cleco's bear, named Hulabaloo, is a mother of four cubs and was captured in Tensas Parish in northeast Louisiana. She and her four cubs were relocated in March 2004 to Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in central Louisiana.
The BBCC, in partnership with LSU, has captured and relocated female black bears and their offspring in an effort to repopulate a part of the state where Louisiana black bears once roamed.
Hulabaloo was captured in a cypress tree den about 45 feet off the ground. After a thorough checkup of the family, the bears made the trip to Lake Ophelia. The efforts to establish a bear population in east central Louisiana are part of a larger effort to protect this species in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The BBCC strives to create a contiguous area for bears to live.
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