Human food subsidies make up more than 40% of the diet of bears in northern Wisconsin.

In a new research paper, titled "Consumption of intentional food subsidies by a hunted carnivore" authored by: Rebecca Kirby of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jonathan Pauli assistant professor with the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and David MacFarland Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources large carnivore specialist. The Journal of Wildlife Management …

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