Bears
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition’s attorney calls Servheen’s statement to the court “absurd”- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking judge Molloy to reverse his decision to put the Yellowstone area grizzly back on the threatened species list. The coordinator of the federal grizzly recovery program, Chris Servheen, controversial long-time coordinator of the Yellowstone grizzly record…
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An Obituary For Bear 615- This is a story about the recent killing of the grizzly in Ditch Creek. For several reasons that posting caused quite a stir on the blog The feature article below is written by Todd Wilkinson who has a new web site I was not aware of — Wildlife Art Journal It…
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State game agency says grizzlies will find something else to eat even though whitebark pine are mostly dead- State: Bears doing well. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. “Game and Fish officials acknowledged that mountain pine beetle activity continues at relatively high levels and many whitebark pine trees have died. But they said bears usually…
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Although this has been discussed in comments on other threads, here is the news story- Charges in grizzly bear death near Ditch Creek. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole Daily. This bear might have been the cub (now a sub-adult) of locally famous grizzly bear 399. Although this story has already been discussed in some comments,…
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The relocation is another in a series of transplants to bolster the weak grizzly population of the Cabinet-Yaak- Bear managers have been releasing about one new grizzly each year into the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bear recovery area of extreme NW Montana. This smallish recovery area has no connection to NW Montana’s Northern Continental Divide grizzly area…
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Agency officials downplay impact- Agencies to allow for bear status. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press Judge Molloy put the Yellowstone area bears back on the threatened species list because all their food sources are jeopardized. Brian Kelly, Fish and Wildlife Service Wyoming field supervisor was quoted in the article above, “The basic message is that…
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Hunting season for deer and elk is underway (partially) in Wyoming, and already the grizzlies are going down- Ditch Creek is just east of the middle section of Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Game & Fish Department investigates grizzly shooting. Star Valley Independent
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Will they become a Canadian threatened species? To many Americans, Canada is still the “great white north” where multitudes of wildlife live in wilderness and “tree huggers” silly enough to want to see a bear or a wolf can go a see one behind almost every tree. The reality is massive development, and especially in…