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Bears Near Provo Amid Drought | Salt Lake City News
A curious young bear turned up in a Provo neighborhood near Splash Summit Waterpark, sparking a search by police and wildlife crews—though they never found the cub, suspecting it headed back uphill. This isn’t an isolated incident: it’s the third bear sighting in Utah in just three weeks. With Utah suffering through a severe drought, wild bears are struggling to find food and increasingly venturing into populated areas, including homes and trash bins. Officials recently tranquilized and relocated a bear in Ephraim as a precaution—and with the dry spell continuing, more encounters are likely…
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