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Death By Grizzly Bear And Ongoing Investigation Sparks Reflection

Media Often Creates A Disproportionate Amount Of Fear Toward Nature

One of the elemental truths that comes with living in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—by choice as I do—is the conscious fact that grizzly bears and other large, potentially dangerous mammals roam across the expansive landscape.  Whenever one departs for a hiking trailhead, part of the mental checklist includes identifying where the bear spray is;  it's as automatic as putting a water bottle in your backpack.

The truth is that while hiking I've come in close contact by accident with many different animals in the backcountry besides grizzlies and black bears:  moose, elk, wolves, deer, coyotes, territorial badgers, humans with

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