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1 week agoIncrease in bear encounters prompts new requirements for White Mountains visitors
Overnight visitors to the Pemigewasset Wilderness must use bear canisters starting May 1 due to increased bear encounters.
If a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn't terrifying enough, experts say a torrent of AI-generated videos in Japan purporting to show people in close encounters with the animals is only adding to public anxiety and could put people at greater risk. While headlines about real attacks and disruption appear on a regular basis, monitors of online content are warning social media users not to be taken in by realistic videos on platforms such as TikTok of the animals attacking or interacting with humans.