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In this Sept. 17, 2015, photo released by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a female bear climbs a Chinese chestnut tree in the Twin Creeks area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. In what amounts to an innocence project for bears, National Park Service rangers are turning to modern forensic technology, including DNA evidence, to make sure they kill the right bear when a human is attacked in the mountains. (Great Smoky Mountains National Park via AP) **FILE**
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