As (Yellowstone) bears die, hunters and climate change blamed

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As bears die, hunters and climate change blamed

Last Update: 4/16 8:09 pm

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Hunters are killing grizzly bears in record numbers around Yellowstone National Park, threatening to halt the species' decades-long recovery just two years after it was removed from the endangered species list.

Driving the bloodshed, researchers say, is the bear's continued expansion across the 15,000-square-mile Yellowstone region of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

Bears are being seen - and killed - in places where they were absent for decades. And with climate change suspected in the devastation of one of the bear's food sources, there is worry the trend will continue as the animals roam farther afield in search of food.

"Last year may have been one those fluke years," said Chuck Schwartz, a bear biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. "Last year could be the beginning of a trend."

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[katandmoon]

1. But how else are those poor hunters going to prove their adequacy if they can't shoot bears?!

[phantom power]

2. I hear you can get a good deal on an H2 these days.

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3. Can I shoot bears from it?

I don't want one if I can't shoot bears from it.

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4. Sure, comes with moon-roof and gatling gun package.

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5. Gatling gun!?

Hot damn! I'll take 2!

Think I'll drive it to my next "Tea Party!"