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Habituated and food-conditioned black bear killed in Yellowstone National Park
July 17, 2025 · Source: National Park Service
At approximately 5 p.m. July 11, Yellowstone National Park staff lethally removed an adult female black bear following a series of concerning incidents at a backcountry campsite located in the Blacktail Deer Creek drainage in the northern part of the park.
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