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Study: Yellowstone grizzlies still fattening up despite climate and habitat stresses

NPS Photo / Ken Conger

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are adapting to climate change and other ecological pressures, a new study suggests. It found that the bears have been able to maintain healthy body fat levels over the past couple of decades despite shifting availability of popular foods and increasing population density.

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are adapting to climate change and other ecological pressures, a new study suggests. It found that the bears have been able to maintain healthy body fat levels over the past couple of decades despite shifting availability of popular foods and increasing population density.

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