• We also conducted over 18,000 visits to 4,795 bear rub sites found across 80 percent of the study area (Fig. 2b).

• The Plan states that “[b]ecause of the cultural relationship between the Blackfeet people and bears, and for the sake of professional ethics, all bears and bear handling situations will be treated with the utmost respect and dignity at all times.”

• In fact, the red panda is considered a member of the raccoon family, unlike its relative the giant panda, which is a member of the bear family.