Wildlife officials said the bears in a small Idaho town became used to looking for human food sources. FOX13
Wildlife officials said bears can quickly learn to associate people with food which can lead to human-bear conflicts. Video shows a bear cub was caught splashing around in a hot tub.
"Food-conditioned bears can rapidly lose their fear of humans, resulting in bears approaching people and ultimately putting the lives of both humans and bears at risk," officials added. As a result, Island Park residents and visitors are reminded to store all residential garbage containers inside a garage or locked shed.
Officials add grizzly bears in Idaho are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act and management actions are therefore done in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.All the news you need to know, every day
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