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Dozens of Utah black bears killed as drought impacts food supply

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Rocky Mountain wildlife experts say a drought-diminished food supply has increased the number of bear interactions and deaths across the region. As of late August, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reported biologists and law enforcement agencies had responded to nearly 170 bear incidents.

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