Bears
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Varied and numerous grizzly activity closes national forest camping from forest boundary to well past Green River Lakes- I remember when the nearest grizzlies were 20 miles to the north of here. I am glad to see grizzlies have returned in strength to the Wind River Mountains. I hope they get these problems worked out…
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Issues restraining order on sales in the Cabinet-Yaak where 45 bears live- Good news for this struggling, but now finally increasing, grizzly population up against the Montana-Idaho-B.C. border. Story in the Missoulian. By Rob Chaney.
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This story gives more info on the dead botanist Erwin Frank Evert- Story from National Parks Traveler. By Kurt Repanshek Evert recently wrote Vascular Plants of the Greater Yellowstone Area. He knew the Yellowstone country well. His death certainly is a loss.
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Injured man had a clean camp, but previous campers nearby clearly had not- I think most of us keep a clean camp, but I worry precisely about this. What went on at a camping spot in the past? Of course, if there is obvious past food and trash it’s best not to camp there. Story…
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Last year one grizzly almost made it to the Missouri River- FWP to trap grizzlies on prairie. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer – – – – – Update: Plains grizzlies not seen since June 8. Great Falls Tribune. High water on the Missouri River expected to deter them from swimming it.
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This story has a lot of twists and turns from various officials- This story, at least the earlier version of it, has already been discussed a lot in “have you hears any good wildlife . . .” I decided it was time to post the outcome: dead man and dead bear. Was this a screwup,…
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Second Collision in a Week Highway 191 is deadly to wildlife and a number of elk, wolves and bears have been hit along this stretch over the years. It is likely the most deadly stretch of road for wildlife anywhere in Yellowstone National Park. The stretch of highway 191 between Bozeman and Big Sky to…
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Grizzly bear with rare four cubs delights visitors in Yellowstone. San Francisco Examiner