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  • Bear mauling. One said to be dead, 2 injured at Cooke City campground

    Ralph Maughan

    Reports show one dead after bear mauling at Cooke City campground. Reports  are still sketchy of a Update on attack. Bear attack leaves one dead near Yellowstone. By Laura Zuckerman. Reuters Update no 2. (July 29). Male dies in bear attack at campground near Yellowstone. By Brett French. Billings Gazette. It is still not clear…

  • Report of investigative team on Erwin Evert death in Kitty Creek (grizzly attack)

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a long pdf file, but interesting- Most will will glance at this, but some will read it all. There are a lot of facts I didn’t know, such as Erwin was not killed on or adjacent to the Kitty Creek trail.

  • Wildlife officials respond to flurry of calls about problem bears around Missoula

    Ralph Maughan

    Up to 30 calls a day about “bruin problems” Wildlife officials respond to flurry of calls about problem bears around Missoula. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian Abundant spring rains served to keep bears down low where vegetation was thick and nutritious rather than up in the mountains where summer sustenance is.

  • Feds to consider endangered status for whitebark pine

    Ralph Maughan

    Critical pine in grizzly nutrition is in steep decline. May get endangered listing- Whitebark pine is in dire straights and it may well get on the endangered species list, but what then?  How do you save a tree so beset with disease and insect attacks with an ESA listing? Story in the LA Times. Feds…

  • Whitebark Pine May Gain Federal Protection

    Ken Cole

    Tree, important for grizzly bears, affected by global warming, insects, and fungus The whitebark pine is a tree that lives at high elevations and was historically unaffected by pine beetles but due to global warming this has changed. Also, blister rust, an introduced fungal infection has taken a large toll on the trees. The pine…

  • Grizzly bear that ate hens euthanized

    Ralph Maughan

    Grizzly that wandered the Montana plains commits a final unpardonable sin- Yes, and a year ago it ate some sheep. Two chickens this year were two too many. It makes me sad because it reminds me that no matter what we fantasize, the bears and us are stuck in a depressed, overpopulated, bureaucratized world with…

  • Upper Green River grizzly bear closure lifts on July 16

    Ralph Maughan

    Park lifts camping ban forced by bear activity. Casper Star Tribune. Related. Grizzly bites Casper man near Union Pass. Jackson Hole Daily. This isn’t all that far from the upper Green – – – – – – Posted earlier on July 10. Grizzly bears prompt camping closure in popular Upper Green River area

  • 'Loma Bear' returns, caught near Carter Carter area

    Ken Cole

    Rare grizzly living on the Montana plains likely to be killed A grizzly bear that was relocated from near Loma, Montana to west of the Continental Divide last year has been recaptured on the plains of Montana after being accused of killing more sheep and some chickens. Authorities have approached the Bear Center at Washington…

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