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This island loves its bears. If only they’d stop eating trash

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Brown bears on Kodiak Island are increasingly frequenting local dumps to eat trash, creating a conflict between the island's tourism appeal and wildlife management.

Kodiak Island in Alaska is famous for its giant brown bears, but human efforts to keep the behemoths out of the landfill have become a struggle.

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