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Aries, an Anatolian shepherd, warily watches a stranger approach a pen where he and other members of his family — including eight fuzzy, 2-month-old puppies — roam alongside a grunting pig and several bleating goats. Livestock guard dogs such as Aries are in demand in Montana these days, an important tool as the state deals with an increasing number of grizzly bears. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Anatolians — large, muscular dogs that originated ...

Grizzly bears are a daily concern for residents in the northern Rockies. The bears no longer live only in the remote high country, in parks, wilderness and surrounding areas.

The city of Coquitlam is urging residents to make sure their property is not a source of food for bears this fall as they go into hibernation

Changes to Missoula County's solid waste regulations will widen the bear buffer zone around the city limits and phase in the requirement of bear-resistant trash bins over the next three years.

Changes to Missoula County's solid waste regulations will widen the bear buffer zone around the city limits and phase in the requirement of bear-resistant trash bins over the next three years.

Changes to Missoula County's solid waste regulations will widen the bear buffer zone around the city limits and phase in the requirement of bear-resistant trash bins over the next three years.

Changes to Missoula County's solid waste regulations will widen the bear buffer zone around the city limits and phase in the requirement of bear-resistant trash bins over the next three years.

Changes to Missoula County's solid waste regulations will widen the bear buffer zone around the city limits and phase in the requirement of bear-resistant trash bins over the next three years.

Have you ever thought about what you would do if you found yourself face to face with a Maine black bear?

Have you ever thought about what you would do if you found yourself face to face with a Maine black bear?