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  • Fed judge says Greater Yellowstone grizzlies must go back on list!

    Brian Ertz

    GYE grizzly bears go back on the threatened species list- Molloy: Feds must restore protection for grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park – By Matthew Brown. Associated Press. The successful plaintiff was the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. There is a second lawsuit filed in Idaho by a number of other conservation groups. It was assigned to…

  • 2009 Bear Spray Campaign Endangers Hunters, Grizzlies

    Ralph Maughan

    David Smith urges IGBC to change its bear spray campaign slogan to “Carry bear spray and know when to use it.” Smith urges what might seem to be subtle but very important change in the way the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee educates hunters about bear spray.  However, for 2009 the IGBC is using the same…

  • Rocky Mountain Front grizzlies are in the river bottoms

    Ralph Maughan

    Hunters and hikers should take special note- This time of year, many grizzlies take to forested river bottoms that lead eastward out from the Front,* such as the Teton River, Sun River, etc. River bottom grizzlies spark warnings to hunters. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune. – – – – *The Front is the name…

  • Grizzly bear decline alarms conservationists in Canada

    Brian Ertz

    Decline in salmon stocks is blamed for bears starving to death The unsure fate of Grizzly bear populations might not be a concern that is limited to the lower 48 states. Grizzly bear decline alarms conservationists in Canada – The Guardian A furious row has erupted in Canada with conservationists desperately lobbying the government to suspend…

  • Will grizzly bear deaths be so high again this year that Yellowstone grizzlies go back on the threatened species list?

    Ralph Maughan

    Good vegetation conditions this year should keep grizzly deaths down, but it’s not clear that they are- Another year like 2008  and the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear population goes back on the threatened species list. Federal, state wildlife agencies launch campaign to prevent grizzly bear killings. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press.

  • Andrea Peacock: Bearly Making It

    Brian Ertz

    How Many Biologists Does It Take to Count a Dead Grizzly? Adrea Peacock adapts an essay from In the Presence of Grizzlies: The Ancient Bond Between Men and Bears by Doug and Andrea Peacock, The Lyons Press 2009 : Bearly Making It – via CounterPunch On December 17, 2004, Louisa Willcox of the Natural Resources…

  • Coexistence with grizzlies is generally a success in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Feature article says that despite notable incidents and failures, grizzly recovery in NW Montana is successful- Knowledge to coexist: For most part, industry succeeds in informing people about bruins. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian.

  • Man, 78, mauled by bear in Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    What is it about the small Utah bear population and Utahans? Man, 78, mauled by bear. “The man is recovering; the animal was shot and killed.”  By Brett Prettyman. The Salt Lake Tribune. Earlier Utah bear stories posted here: Aug. 5, 2009. Utahans killing bears at record rates June 18, 2007. Utah black bear rips…

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