This was not a good day for human-bear interactions, although it was something of a testament to the use of bear spray . . .
Four people injured in two separate bear attacks in and near Yellowstone National Park on the same day were able to escape with relatively minor injuries. None remained hospitalized Friday.
In Yellowstone, officials decided not to pursue a grizzly that attacked two hikers on a trail near Canyon Village on Thursday in the north-central portion of the park. The sow grizzly attacked after the hikers came across its young cub born the previous winter, according to park spokesman Al Nash…
Later that day, two Bureau of Land Management contract workers were attacked about 70 miles west of the Yellowstone attack…