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Bear Aware Contest!

🐻September is Bear Aware month, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Lee Enterprises of Montana, Amplified Digital and Town Pump have partnered to bring you a fun contest to test your bear awareness! Take a short 5-question quiz, then enter for your chance to win a $4,000 prize package from Town Pump!

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Grizzly Bears in Paradise

Grizzly Bear Recovery in the northern Rockies has been a wildlife success story, especially within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. But with success comes responsibility. For Grizzly Bear Specialist, Jeremiah Smith, that responsibility involves community engagement and bear conflict management.

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