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From the
Yosemite Daily Report, March 1, 2002
The numbers below reflect a third year of decline in total reported bear incidents from 654 to 230 (a 65% decrease) and a decline in total reported damage from $126,192 to $32,303 (a 74% decrease) compared to 2000.
Since 1998, the year prior to increased funding for the human-bear management program, the number of reported bear incidents has decreased by 85%, and the amount of damage has decreased by 95%.
The addition of aversive conditioning to the bear management program is also credited for remarkable behavior changes in bears.
| Damage reports in front country |
130
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in parking areas |
68
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in campgrounds |
44
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in other areas |
18
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| Total number of vehicles damaged |
80
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| Damage reports in the backcountry |
100
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| Humans injured |
1
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| Bears captured |
22
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| Bears relocated |
2
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| Bears killed for management reasons |
1
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| Bears injured by vehicles |
10
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| Bears killed by vehicles |
2
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| Total number of bear incidents |
230
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| Total amount of property damage |
$32,303
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