Navajo Times
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Author: Navajo Times

Sacred protectors: Diné biologist bridges culture, science to study black bears

Deandra Jones wraps barbed wire around trees in the Chuska Mountains, places sardines and glazed doughnuts in the center of a square-shaped collection site, then sprays commercial liquid called Bear Lure that smells sweet and fishy. When black bears arrive to investigate the scents, they brush against the wire and leave behind hair samples containing their DNA.

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