Bears
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Grizzly mom No. 399 ready to send cubs packing. No. 399 finds a new mate, meaning kids have to fend for themselves. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. Grand Teton National Park’s most famous grizzly has, as grizzlies do, sent her children packing after 2 1/2 years.
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When Bears Steal Human Food, Mom’s Not To Blame. ScienceDaily. Cubs can learn it on their own or from watch unrelated bears.
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Alaskan gov’t wants to find scientists who will study polar bears to prove they’re not threatened by global warming. UPI Would these scientists be paid no compensation if they didn’t find what the Republican legislators want? That is not how real science is conducted — EVER.
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Judge Orders Bush Administration to Decide Polar Bears’ Status by May 15. VOA. The Bush Administration was pressured into considering the polar bear for endangered species status, and their strategy has been to prolong the consideration while the bears decline, oil leases are let, and their own time in office runs out. A federal judge…
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Alberta suspends grizzly hunt for the fourth year pending the results of a five year study. The Canadian Press.
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Bears in Jackson Hole are searching for food near homes. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. A “group of bears” (probably a sow and three large cubs) has been near homes around the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park. They are also quite far south for Jackson Hole, and they are especially hungry because…
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Here is some good news. Back to the long-running controversy over massive coal and coal methane development just north of the Montana border in the wild country of British Columbia near Glacier National and Waterton National Parks . . . Fernie, B.C. officials pass resolution opposing methane development. By Susan Gallagher. AP.
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Photogenic grizzly family making last show together. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. Grand Teton biologist says mother No. 399 is likely to send her cubs off on their own in a few weeks.