Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans

A bear management ranger, left, throws a rock as a volunteer shouts at a black bear yearling to direct it back into a less populated area near Colter Bay in Grand Teton national park in Wyoming, on 9 September 2024. Photograph: Amber Baeslar for The Washington Post via Getty Images A bear management ranger, left, throws a rock as a volunteer shouts at a black bear yearling to direct it back into a less populated area near Colter Bay in Grand Teton national park in Wyoming, on 9 September 2024. Photograph: Amber Baeslar for The Washington Post via Getty Images US news Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans Bears are increasingly entering places where humans live in the US, forcing wildlife workers to make tough decisions