"When bears share a salmon stream or berry patch, in effect they establish boundaries and defend miniature territories. ‘Basically,’ Hunt says, ‘we are teaching them that we are the dominant bears and they cannot enter our personal space. Bears readily understand the concept of personal space. That’s how they get along out in the wild.’"(15)

Methods of addressing problem bears:
"Manley and Hunt put a radio collar on Lacy (a grizzly) and began tracking her around the clock. When she acted like a ‘natural’ bear, sticking to forest cover and eating berries or roots, they left her alone. But when she ventured near homes, they went to work. They peppered her with rubber bullets, fired noise-making shotgun shells and shouted. They also used dogs."(15)

"Hunt and Manley also are striving to educate rural homeowners to keep garbage, dog food, bird seed and other potential bear foods beyond the reach of hungry bruins."(15)

"Sam Anderson saw a wolf chase one of his calves. He fired his rifle in the air to scare the wolf, but refrained from killing it. He said he would be happy to use nonlethal rubber bullets to scare wolves and protect his stock. Defenders of Wildlife paid the Anderson brothers for their lost stock and dogs. But the Andersons wanted to solve the larger problem, not just cover losses. So they are cooperating in building a big, electrified corral where the sheep can be kept inside at night, safe from not only the wolves but bears and coyotes as well."(16)

"In October, Carrie Hunt and her dog team hazed a wolf that seemingly had lost its fear of humans. The wolf had invaded corrals to chew on saddles and horse tack. After three days of hazing, the wolf seemed to recover some of its natural wariness. ‘I fully intend to apply the techniques I’ve learned shepherding bears to other wildlife species,’ Hunt says."(17)