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Source/Show notes:

"The True Story of the 'Cocaine Bear'" - Smithsonian Magazine

⁠https://kyforky.com/blogs/journal/cocaine-bear⁠ - Kentucky for Kentucky

Map

https://geology.com/stories/13/bear-areas/

"Bear Safety Tips" - National Park Service

North American Bear Center

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Polar Bears International

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Bear Spray

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/bearspray.htm

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/livingwithwildlife/bears/pdfs/bear_spray_what_you_should_know.pdf

Different Responses for Grizzlies and Black Bears

https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/bears.htm

Bear Safety Tips

https://www.nps.gov/wrst/planyourvisit/be-bear-aware.htm

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/which-state-has-the-most-fatal-bear-attacks/

https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/species/speciesinfo/polarbear/pdfs/safety_in_polar_bear_country_parks_canada.pdf⁠

⁠https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/bearsprayvideo.htm⁠

Cocaine Bear True Story – Esquire 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/arts/cocaine-bear-true-story.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cocaine-bear-true-story-movie-lexington-kentucky-94aadc1c

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a43060933/cocaine-bear-true-story/

https://www.backpacker.com/stories/adventures/danger/cocaine-bear-the-true-story-behind-the-ultimate-party-animal/

https://bearwise.org/the-cocaine-bear-what-really-happened-in-1985/

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/real-cocaine-bear-officiating-wedding-in-kentucky#:~:text=And%20as%20for%20whether%20the,be%20binding%20here%20in%20Kentucky.%E2%80%9D

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