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In July 2022, wildlife biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park trapped a five-year-old female black bear at a backcountry campsite. She…
A black bear watching a person from a short distance, apparently curious and unhurried, is not a rare event in North America. It happens in backyards, on porches, along driveways, and increasingly in suburban neighborhoods that didn’t consider themselves bear country a decade ago.
