Did Howie make this speech in front of the hotel service and housekeeping staff? :-P
2000 Census: 3,053 black people in Vermont
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/QTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US50&-qr_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_DP1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U
2001 Black Bear Population in Vermont ~3,000 - 3,500
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/fw/fwhome/library/Factsheets/Hunting_and_trapping/Big_Game/black_bear_fact_sheet.pdf#search='black%20bear%20population%20in%20Vermont'