People and cars photographed close to Felicia on U.S. Highway 26/287. (Credit: Todd Stiles/U.S. Forest Service)JACKSON, Wyo. - The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service said on June 11 that it is working on a plan to carry out a targeted hazing operation against a local grizzly bear which has situated herself near a heavily trafficked highway in Wyoming.
The bear, commonly known by wildlife personnel and local observers as "Felicia" or Grizzly Bear 863, has reportedly become desensitized to human interaction.
So have her two cubs, who appear to not run when people approach them to take photographs, officials say.Felicia is typically spotted along Highway 26/287 which is located in Yellowstone National Park, roughly 55 miles east of Jackson.