Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Habituation

Photo: "Bear-proof" Dumpster near Banff National Park in Canmore, Alberta (CANADA).

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“Bear-proof” Dumpster near Banff National Park in Canmore, Alberta (CANADA).

Photo: "Bear-proof" Dumpster near Banff National Park in Canmore, Alberta (CANADA).

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“Bear-proof” Dumpster near Banff National Park in Canmore, Alberta (CANADA).

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears' scent

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Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears’ scent

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employee Tim Manley fires a rubber bullet at a grizzly bear as it's being released near Glacier National Park.

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Montana Fish & Game employee Tim Manley fires a rubber bullet at a grizzly bear as it’s being released near Glacier National Park. The bear was trapped and relocated near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears' scent

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Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears’ scent

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

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Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase "problem bears" away from areas used by people

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Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

Photo: Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The bears are attracted to the dumpsters used at the oil field sites.

Photo: Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The bears are attracted to the dumpsters used at the oil field sites.

Photo: Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The bears are attracted to the dumpsters used at the oil field sites.

Photo: A mother grizzly and her cub in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A mother grizzly and her cub in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The bears are attracted to the dumpsters used at the oil field sites.

Photo: Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Grizzly bear in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The bears are attracted to the dumpsters used at the oil field sites.

Photo: A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The drilling there has drawn bears into garbage dumps and away from their natural food sources.

Photo: A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The drilling there has drawn bears into garbage dumps and away from their natural food sources.

Photo: A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The drilling there has drawn bears into garbage dumps and away from their natural food sources.

Photo: A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A mother grizzly and her cubs walk on top of an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The drilling there has drawn bears into garbage dumps and away from their natural food sources.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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This grizzly bear in Larson Bay, AK has found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals. Local people often stop in to watch the bears forage in trash. Situations like this can lead to problems — once bears become unafraid of people, they can wonder into town looking for food and are often shot as a result.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals. Local people often stop in to watch the bears forage in trash. Situations like this can lead to problems — once bears become unafraid of people, they can wonder into town looking for food and are often shot as a result.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, Alaska, discovered that the dump is a source of easy meals. Local people often stop in to watch the bears forage in trash. Situations like this can lead to problems — once bears become unafraid of people, they can wonder into town looking for food and are often shot as a result.

Photo: These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump.

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These grizzly bears in Larson Bay, AK have found an easy meal at the garbage dump. It’s a bad habit, though — looking for food around humans gets many bears killed.

Photo: A grizzly forages for food in a dump on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

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A grizzly forages for food in a dump on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Bears who

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