[SJackson]

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More than 52,000 warnings were issued in 2015, up almost 20 percent from the year before

Tourist John Gleason crept through the grass, four small children close behind, inching toward a bull elk ...Gleason and the children approached the bull elk with no park personnel around. Gleason said he was “maybe” too close but felt comfortable in the situation as an experienced hunter who’s spent lots of time outdoors

Morrow declared herself unafraid of the park’s wildlife. She said she was eager to see a grizzly up close. “I want to see one right there,” Morrow said, pointing to a spot just feet away. “I’d throw it a cookie.”

Future Darwin award winners. Perhaps a few more of those 52,000 warnings should be citations with a financial penalty. I suppose it depends on the definition, but harassing wildlife is illegal under most state, probably all, laws.

[publius911]

Future Darwin award winners. Perhaps a few more of those 52,000 warnings should be citations with a financial penalty. I suppose it depends on the definition, but harassing wildlife is illegal under most state, probably all, laws.

In order to win the Darwin Award, the bear would have to dispatch her children first.

No Award if it is possible to pass her genes along...