POWELL — It’s that time of year when grizzly bear conservationists in state and federal agencies are holding their breath, hoping to make it through another season without a human fatality while hunters head to the species’ habitat during hyperphagia ...

At least 63 grizzly bears have died in the greater Yellowstone Ecosystem this year, according to preliminary numbers published by researchers in the area. That’s up from 56 at this same time last year, and on track to surpass the previous annual record ...