People are increasingly crossing paths with the wild animals as homes ring the outskirts of forests, sparking a new era of coexistence Every year, as summer draws to a close and fall begins, California's bears get hungry. Black bears have long roamed the state, hunting for acorns, ants and pine nuts by the bucketload to pack on calories before hibernation.
People are increasingly crossing paths with the wild animals as homes ring the outskirts of forests, sparking a new era of coexistence Every year, as summer draws to a close and fall begins, California's...
Black bears have long roamed the state, hunting for acorns, ants and pine nuts by the bucketload to pack on calories before hibernation.
Increasingly, for every berry and root, there's an even greater temptation: our trash and the detritus of human existence.
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People are increasingly crossing paths with the wild animals as homes ring the outskirts of forests, sparking a new era of coexistence Every year, as summer draws to a close and fall begins, California's bears get hungry. Black bears have long roamed the state, hunting for acorns, ants and pine nuts by the bucketload to pack on calories before hibernation. Increasingly, for every berry and root, there's an even greater temptation: our trash and the detritus of human existence.
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