August 16, 1999 Missoulian article: New Drought Hazard.
CAG Comment
Bears, black or grizzly, and especially grizzly, if reintroducted into the Bitterroot Selway Frank Church Wilderness, will cause problems for residents adjacent to core areas and in buffer zones and corridors.
Grizzlies protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) present a special problem because you are not allowed to shoot them to protect your life or property.
End CAG Comment
A black bear dragged a 14-year-old Boy Scout and his tent away from a scout camp in Wisconsin, inflicting severe bite wounds on the boy's head and shoulders. The boy's father finally drove the animal off by throwing rocks and pieces of wood.
Bears throughout the entire northeastern United States have been left hungry by ongoing drought conditions and have taken to raiding campgrounds and the gardens of private residences in search of food.