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A grizzly bear in early spring snowfall

Grizzly bears are currently protected from hunting within the continental US, but states like Wyoming - where I photographed this bear - have sought to change that. Bears and other apex predators face ever greater threats as habitat loss and human development provides increasing opportunities for harmful human/animal encounters.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: N/A, Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D500
Copyright: © Tristan Adler