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Yellowstone’s Bear-Herding Dogs

Despite Yellowstone Park’s best efforts to keep campers’ food from tempting bears, some visitors leave their food out and encourage bears to mingle with humans. Robin White reports on a new program with specially trained dogs from Finland that seeks to set boundaries for tourist territories to become bear-free zones.

Despite Yellowstone Park’s best efforts to keep campers’ food from tempting bears, some visitors leave their food out and encourage bears to mingle with humans. Robin White reports on a new program with specially trained dogs from Finland that seeks to set boundaries for tourist territories to become bear-free zones.