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Idaho wildlife officials say people need to be aware of bears and mountain lions in the Wood River Valley after reported sightings along popular trails

Two siblings and her parents weren’t seriously hurt.

The Wood River Valley community has seen a recent rash of trashcans vandalized, not by anyone on two feet, but on four paws.

Wildlife officials are urging hunters to use caution in a couple of hunting units due to grizzly bear activity in the area, a place where grizzly bears are not usually located.

Be bear aware this summer when out looking for huckleberries. That's one message from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Wyoming wildlife managers don't plan to capture a grizzly bear that attacked a hunter this week because the encounter appears to be a case of a sow bear protecting her cubs.

They are not pigeons or dolphins or dogs, but they’re begging for food just the same. They’re bears – and among other goodies, they seem to have a taste for bread.

At some point, common sense would kick in or so you would think. Keep this in mind if you go to Yellowstone this summer. If you see a bear cross the road in front of you, don't stop - or else.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At least three different legal challenges launched Friday against the U.S. government's decision to lift protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area that have been in place for more than 40 years.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife officials say they will begin trapping bears inside Yellowstone National Park in early May.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho wildlife officials say bears have been more active in human areas this year than in the past, and warn that residents should avoid providing food to the animals and encouraging them.

The U.S. Forest Service may have to restrict access to some areas of the forest because some idiots insist on taking "selfies" with with grizzly bears.  Why not just let them and let nature take its course?

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