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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman

Wanted: grizzly bear conflict manager – grappling with bears not required

Grizzly bear running in the snow in Montana.
Grizzly bear are starting to recover but that upturn has brought them into more contact with humans and their livestock. Photograph: Kara Capaldo/Getty Images/iStockphoto

If you are fed up of a mundane desk job, aren’t bothered by austere conditions and have an affection for the hirsute, a potentially ideal new role has opened up in Montana: a grizzly bear conflict manager.

For a salary between $79,363 and $103,176, the US government is offering one lucky applicant the chance to spend time in the Montana wilderness, dealing with discord within the world of grizzly bears.

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