The Nov. 30, 2015 photo below provided by Norm and Kristina Senna shows a black bear on a trail in Georgia, Vt....... This years lack of snow in New England is contributing to delayed hibernation for some black bears and making snowshoe hares conspicuous to predators.............. Access to food is keeping some Bears out of their winter dens and has prompted officials in Vermont and Massachusetts to urge residents to wait for snow before putting up bird feeders to avoid attracting bears

. (Norm and Kristina Senna via AP)

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For Bears And
 Hares, 

The Mild 
Weather Is

 A Mixed Bag