A renowned bear expert is making a stop in Owen Sound next week for a talk about the genetically isolated and unique population of black bears that call the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula home. Article content

Wildlife biologist Dr. Martyn Obbard, an emeritus research scientist with the Ministry of Natural Resources who studied both black bears and polar bears, will be the speaker at an Owen Sound Field Naturalists event at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre on Thursday (Oct. 9). Article content

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Obbard was also an adjunct professor in Trent University in its Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate program, where he mentored graduate students, including several who were part of a Saugeen Bruce Peninsula black bear research project conducted by Park

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