english: For generations at that point, the bear had been a shorthand for all the danger that people were encountering on the frontier, and the federal government was actually systematically exterminating bears and lots of other predators too, like coyotes and wolves.
non_english: Generaties lang al was de beer hét voorbeeld van alle gevaar waaraan de frontier mensen blootstelde. De federale overheid roeide systematisch beren uit, net als veel andere roofdieren zoals coyotes en wolven.