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How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife

  • Written by Emily Wanderer, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh
imageCan you tell these bears apart now? Would you recognize them if you saw them again tomorrow?Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

When a grizzly bear attacked a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in western Canada in late November 2025, it sparked more than a rescue effort for the 11 people injured – four with severe...

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