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World Report: September 26, 2008 Vol. 14 No. 4



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A Roaring Return

Grizzly bears have made a big, hairy comeback. A government study found that about 765 grizzlies live in Montana. This is more than double the number scientists expected to find. The Montana grizzlies have been threatened since 1975.

The study lasted five years. Researchers gathered 34,000 samples of the bears' hair. They found it on trees the bears rubbed against. The samples told researchers a lot about the bears' numbers and health. Now it seems the bears are out of the woods.

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