OT: Bears

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I skipped most of the posts in this thread so I'm probably repeating things that have already been said, but I know the answer to why bear sightings are becoming more common in CT. It's because nobody is killing them. Simple as that. They have no predators and lots of food sources.

Bear, like all species, will reach the areas carrying capacity, with fewer births as the end result. Shooting them may likely be a short term answer that creates other long term problems.

Wolf Reintroduction Changes Ecosystem in Yellowstone

Wolves are causing a trophic cascade of ecological change, including helping to increase beaver populations and bring back aspen, and vegetation.

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