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Bear Encounters Rise as Foraging Season Peaks

9/19/2025

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Story summary

Bears are foraging in the Moose-Wilson corridor for berries to gain winter weight.
During hyperphagia, black bears can consume 15,000 to 20,000 calories daily.
Residents and visitors should secure attractants like garbage to prevent bear encounters.
A 29-year-old man was injured by a bear, likely a grizzly, while hiking in Yellowstone.
Turbid Lake Trail is closed following the incident, and fall rut season has begun for large mammals in the area.

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Story summary

Bears are foraging in the Moose-Wilson corridor for berries to gain winter weight.
During hyperphagia, black bears can consume 15,000 to 20,000 calories daily.
Residents and visitors should secure attractants like garbage to prevent bear encounters.
A 29-year-old man was injured by a bear, likely a grizzly, while hiking in Yellowstone.
Turbid Lake Trail is closed following the incident, and fall rut season has begun for large mammals in the area.