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NEWS FROM THE PARKS: Nuisance Black Bear with Cub Captured & Relocated to Zoo
Nuisance Black Bear with Cub Captured & Relocated to Zoo From National Park Service MOOSE, WY — On Wednesday afternoon, August 19, Grand Teton National Park biologists captured a female black bear and her cub that on numerous occasions acquired human food items left unattended by visitors to the String, Leigh, and Jenny Lake areas. Due to a long history of nuisance behavior, this bear and her cub were removed from the park and relocated to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Saturday, August 22. The decision to remove the bears from the park was made out of concern for public safety. On Friday afternoon, August…