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Stephanie Yuill was walking along the shore of Fox Lake in the Yellowknife area Saturday when she rounded a point and spotted what she initially thought was a group of sled dogs trotting toward her.

The number of bear reports that require a territorial response differ widely from region to region each year, but wildlife officers killed 124 bears in 2021. They're asking the public to be careful about leaving out garbage and food that could attract bears.

Northwest Territories sees spike in illegal caribou hunting along ice roads Left to right, N.W.T. Environment Minister Shane Thompson, wildlife officer Lee Mandeville, and Earl Evans, chairman of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board pose, after speaking at a news conference in Yellowknife on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO — Government of the Northwest Territories March 09, 2021 - 2:39 PM YELLOWKNIFE - Officials in the Northwest...