Paws back and spread 'em! - For The Record

Sierra, Sept-Oct, 2002

This summer, Canadian wildlife officials trapped and collared grizzly bears in the vicinity of the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Alberta to head off confrontations between the bears and armed security personnel swarming the woods. The radio collars allowed biologists to track an estimated 40 bears so they could be chased away before wandering into the conference site in a provincial recreation area in Kananaskis Country. Wildlife biologist Brian Horejsi called the effort an overreaction. "They have twisted things around so that every animal that can bite somebody or pea on a tire requires intensive monitoring," he said.

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