Ignoring a ranger, watch Yellowstone tourists get too close to a bear

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Yeah, according to one study in California 80% of relocated bears returned to where they came from, and 55% of them die within 5 months:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx%3FDocumentID%3D195578%26inline%23:~:text%3DRelocated%2520black%2520bears%2520with%2520known,nutritional%2520conditions%2520prior%2520to%2520relocation.&ved=2ahUKEwi1x6-j866IAxVDBUQIHWP9IxYQFnoECBYQBg&usg=AOvVaw1iefSqvUqusmixK7PyfkIj

This was for black bears but I’m seeing other articles indicating that Grizzlies have similarly poor survival rates after relocation.

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