Black bears are heading into towns and cities across the US West in record numbers after the driest ​winter in memory wiped out plants, grasses, berries and nut

Black bears are heading into towns and cities across the US West in record numbers after the driest ​winter in memory wiped out plants, grasses, berries and nuts that form around 90% of their diet, according to bear experts and state wildlife agencies. The animals' ⁠incredible sense of smell is dra…