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Empty Yosemite – Bears Take Back Yosemite Valley During the Ferguson Fire

Empty Yosemite – Bears Take Back Yosemite Valley During the Ferguson Fire

by Yosemite Bear Team | Nov 5, 2018 | Keep Bears Wild, Yosemite National Park

On July 13, 2018, the Ferguson Fire started in the Merced River Canyon just west of Yosemite National Park. At the time the fire started, the park was experiencing peak season visitation and biologists were monitoring up to 20 different bears foraging naturally in...

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