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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: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

Photo: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

Photo: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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 grizzly bear peers through pipe sections in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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A grizzly bear peers through pipe sections in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Photo: Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

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Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

Photo: Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

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Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

Photo: Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

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Grizzly bear in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

Photo: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

Photo: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

Photo: Grizzly bears in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

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Grizzly bears in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

Photo: Grizzly bears in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

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Grizzly bears in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in the Prudhoe Bay area.)

Photo: Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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Mother grizzly and cubs in the Arctic (on the Beaufort Sea in Prudhoe Bay.)

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.

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