Ten grizzly bears have been killed this year in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but experts say that pace is normal and almost identical to the number tallied last year.

The bigger issue: the number of females killed. So far this year only two females have been killed, and that bodes well for the stabilization of the grizzly population in the region.

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.

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