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National Parks warn visitors to #BeBearAware as bears prep for hibernation

As the weather cools and days shorten, bears are bulking up and preparing for a long winter hibernation.  Each fall, American Black bears and grizzly bears enter a process called hyperphagia. During this time, they will consume 10 times the amount of calories they need to in the spring, gaining as much as four pounds […]