Rangers say bear mauled hiker while protecting her cubs
Friday, July 8, 2011
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- A grizzly bear that mauled a 57-year-old hiker to death in Yellowstone National Park was only defending its cubs and had not threatened humans before. So park officials on Thursday decided to leave it alone to wander the backcountry.
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