Saturday, September 24, 2011

Drought brings out aggression in hungry bears

A fatal bear attack along the Idaho-Montana border last weekend was the latest in a string of high-profile attacks as bears roam farther in search of food. Steve Stevenson, 39, of Winnemucca, Nev., died Sept. 16 after being mauled by a wounded grizzly bear. Stevenson was hunting black bears with Ty Bell, 20, who mistakenly shot the grizzly. It was the fourth fatal bear attack this summer in the West...more

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