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To keep bears wild and safe, a National Park Service biologist argues that effective trash management is key to reducing dangerous human-bear interactions.

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National Park Service: "Bear management is really trash management," biologist tells local meeting
Ryan Williamson, a National Park Service wildlife biologist, told attendees that bear populations and visitor numbers are rising and that reducing human-sourced trash is central to preventing habituation and dangerous interactions.
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October 29, 2026 at 3:12 AM
🧠 Key finding: negative emotions and perceived risks showed the strongest association with students’ self-reported responses to wildlife encounters.

Knowing an animal is different from feeling safe around it.

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October 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🏙️🌾 Unexpected finding: urban students recognized more of the species studied than rural students.

Yet rural students reported less fear and fewer potentially harmful responses to hypothetical wildlife encounters!

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October 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🐊 Urban crocodile interactions in Tampico, Mexico: all victims were homeless. A coordinated first-response protocol (CAP) improved emergency management. #HumanWildlifeInteractions

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July 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Fear and belief predict perceived carnivore abundance in Golestan National Park, Iran vist.ly/4kua8 #Carnivores #HumanWildlifeInteractions
January 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Temporal activity patterns of tourists and pumas Puma concolor in public areas in the Patagonia National Park, Chile vist.ly/3n35ye3 #CameraTraps #HumanWildlifeInteractions
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This highlights how human infrastructure can reshape wildlife movement in unexpected ways — with consequences for both species and people. 🚆🐍

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Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India
Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country
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February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM