The death of Bear 148 raises fresh questions about an old problem: why can’t bears and people peacefully exist in large national parks? Amid the news and disappointment and anger about Bear 148’s death, rumours and suspicion have taken root. Conspiracy theories abound about who made the final call to relocate the grizzly and why. But in reality, the choices of individuals to walk their dogs off-leash in bear territory, or to ignore park closures also played a role in the events that led up to her death.