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How the Mountain God’s Messenger Becomes A Man-eating Monster

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Over the past two decades, rising human-bear conflicts in the Sanjiangyuan region, fueled by misinformation on social media, have turned a once sacred creature into a villain in the eyes of younger generations

This story was originally published in Chinese by GuokrNature and has been lightly edited for clarity.

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