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     Hello my name is Sarah Isaac. I have some information I'd like
to share with you about grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park.
Grizzlies live in meadows and open hills and valleys. These are
located outside of the boundaries of Yellowstone Park. Years ago,
the grizzlies were driven into the protected parklands by people
who brought logging, mining, and homesteading to the area.
     For many years, the bears thrived in the park by scavenging
for food in the plentiful supply of trash in tha park dumps.  But
in 1963, the National Park Service closed the parks dumps to
grizzlies.  The grizzlies responded as planned and went elsewhere
for food and shelter.  When the bears wandered into the areas
outside the park, they found towns and resorts.  True, there was
plenty of garbage to eat.  But the people were not so happy to see
bears near their homes.  Since 1968, hundreds of grizzlies have
been shot.  Today, only about 200 bears survive in the Yellowstone
area.  If the people of this country withdrew their support of the
national park system, they argue, no wildlife would protected from
commercial development.
     If you know more about grizzlies in national parks, please
reply. 


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