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Petition seeks bear-proof garbage cans

October 29, 2021 by Jackson Hole Radio

In the wake of all the grizzly bear activity seen recently in residential areas of Teton County, there is a rapidly growing petition that is asking the Town of Jackson and Teton County to provide bear-proof trash cans for the entire area. With 62,000 signatures, the petition wants Jackson’s town council and Teton County commissioners to put policies in place that will protect the next generation of bears.
Grizzly 610’s two sons were recently euthanized for accessing food rewards primarily in the neighborhoods directly outside the relative safety of Grand Teton National Park. Of the 22 conflicts implicated in the second cub’s death, 20 were due to improper food storage in these neighborhoods – largely trash.
Petition Originator Savannah Rose warns, “We fear that world famous Grizzly 399’s cubs will face a similar fate if they are allowed to disperse into the same hostile environment full of unsecured trash if there are no bear-proof ordinances put in place.” The petition can be viewed and signed online at Change.org.
 

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