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| Above, a North American black bear. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Yogi Bear appears to have left Jellystone park and has migrated to Grand Teton National Park where he has started a pastime: raiding coolers and backpacks of swimmers.
According to the Billings Gazette:
Visitors soaking in Grand Teton National Park's waters have unintentionally caused problems with black bears.
On Aug. 11, a black bear at Phelps Lake found an unattended backpack and consumed human food. This follows three other recent incidents of black bears accessing human items left along lakeshores while visitors were in the water. In the last five years, almost half of all human-black bear conflicts within Grand Teton have occurred around lakes, according to the National Park Service
Proper food storage is mandatory in Grand Teton and visitors are required to secure all attractants for the protection of bears and other wildlife, as well as for human safety. These regulations apply whether you are camping, having a picnic, or swimming.
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