1.   Beck said he discourages the idea of humans providing food in natural bear habitat for a couple of reasons.

2.   Dyson also said that housing and business developments are encroaching on traditional bear habitat, creating problems for bears that use those areas.

3.   For the Forest Service, which is also contributing funds and research assistance, the management of bear habitats involves such issues as clear-cutting timber.

4.   Prime Arizona bear habitat is the thick oak and manzanita tree territory below the Mogollon Rim.

5.   Nancy Bell, an environmentalist known for her work protecting bear habitats, gave Jeffords a big hug.