University of Arizona Ph.D. student Deandra Jones is blending science with tradition while researching human-black bear interactions in the Navajo Nation.
With the increase of development, Jones wants to know how often the two interact to better inform the community and agencies about what to do around black bears.
“[The Department of Fish and Wildlife] had said that over the years, there have been increasing calls to the department about human bear conflict,” Jones said. “We need to be doing our part and being responsible; take part in trying to help protect them or preserve them in any way that we can.”
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