Bears
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Will this help? Conservationists have been raising the alarm for years about the declining grizzly bear population in Alberta. Alberta grizzlies listed as threatened. The Associated Press
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New law allowing guns in National Parks has its first casualty Grizzly bear shot killed in Denali National Park. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Although the griz killer might have gotten a slap on the hand, a good precedent was set- When it comes to grizzly bears, a threatened species, you can legally shoot one in self defense. However, the recent Jackson, WY conviction of a man who shot a grizzly in what he said was self defense shows…
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I think the studies show Jackson Hole moose are slowly starving- There is a story in today’s Jackson Hole News and Guide. Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, WY I don’t see much evidence of direct population depression from predation, especially wolf predation, here. Predators do disproportionately take…
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Are we going to see a spike in grizzly deaths due to this new law? The new gun law which allows people to carry guns in National Parks will be put to the test this year as people take to the backcountry of Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier. Will there be an increase in grizzly…
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Polar bear-grizzly hybrids are extremely rare, though one was found (that is, shot) last year. Now a second generation bear might have been discovered (shot by a native hunter). Story in the National Post.
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Biologist thinks it may be the answer if done properly- Please DO Feed the Bears, Biologist Says. By Lia Kvatum. National Geographic News.
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More grizzlies than thought in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem The grizzly bear DNA study that Senator John McCain often ridiculed out of ignorance has shown that there are many more grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem than previously estimated. The technique is effective enough that individual bears can be recognized and the…