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Grizzly Bear Kills Man Near Yellowstone Park

By Lauren FrayerJun 19th 2010 – 8:00AM

(June 19) -- Authorities say a grizzly bear that killed a 70-year-old hiker near Yellowstone National Park is still on the loose, and are cautioning residents to beware. The attack happened Thursday in the same area where researchers had trapped and tranquilized a huge adult male grizzly earlier in the day, in the...

Twice-Mauled Grizzly Photographer Still Loves His Subject

By Lisa FlamJun 8th 2010 – 11:02AM
msnbc.com

msnbc.com

(June 8) -- Jim Cole knew he had to get up and get moving. After unknowingly stepping on a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park in May 2007, Cole was knocked down and mauled by the mother bear. Bloodied and severely injured, though he didn't know how badly at the time, Cole had to flee to survive. "I just knew I had...

Too Many Deer? Call in the Wolves, Scientists Say

By Traci WatsonFeb 1st 2010 – 2:10PM
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Getty Images

(Feb. 1) – Scientists are calling for a formidable new cadre of pest exterminators to prowl America's national parks: wolves. A coalition of researchers has proposed trucking wolves into parks and other wild places to curb booming populations of deer and elk, which upset the natural order by mowing down native...

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