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Four people were injured Thursday in two separate and unrelated grizzly bear encounters in the greater Yellowstone area. One incident took place near Canyon Village in Yellowstone National Park, while the other happened near Island Park Reservoir in Idaho, just outside the park's western boundary. Continue Reading →
As bear populations continue to rise in the greater Yellowstone region and in other habitat areas, bear managers are sharing information about what works—and what doesn't—in their ongoing efforts to keep both bears and people safe. In Alberta, Canada, those efforts include using specially trained dogs to haze bears, adapting old shipping containers for use as bear-proof storage sheds and even airdropping stockpiled roadkill to the high country as a spring food source for grizzlies. Continue Reading →
Honeyman will discuss lessons learned from innovative work with grizzly bears in Alberta, including aversive conditioning, managing waste and other attractants, herd and flock management practices to reduce livestock predation, and use of deterrents. He will also cover the use of Karelian bear dogs in deterring bears. Continue Reading →