Article: Yellowstone National Park plans changes to wildlife policy after bear deaths


AP Worldstream
04-14-2005
Dateline: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park officials are making changes to protect animals better after at least seven bears died last year, officials said.

Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis appointed a committee to recommend ways to reduce wildlife fatalities after one bear was shot by a usually non-lethal firecracker bullet and six others were hit by vehicles.

This year, the park will use a wider array of non-lethal projectiles, including bean bag bullets, to scare bears away from public places, officials said Wednesday.

Last summer's shooting death ...

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