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What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities

  • Written by Geoff Childs, Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis
What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communitiesDorje Dundul ponders a life living with increased risk of bear attacks.Geoff Childs, CC BY-SA

Dorje Dundul recently had his foot gnawed by a brown bear – a member of the species Ursus thibetanus, to be precise.

It wasn’t his first such encounter. Recounting the first of three such violent experiences over the past five years, Dorje told...

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