Bears

  • Grizzlies for the North Cascades? National Park Service wants to know

    Ralph Maughan

    A first step on road to grizzly recovery in a former stronghold- The National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have just announced that they are jointly preparing a North Cascades Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/EIS). Public meetings are being held this coming March about…

  • Speak for Wolves August 7-9, 2015 West Yellowstone, Montana

    Brett Haverstick

    Wildlife management reform objective one- Speak for Wolves is an opportunity for the American people to unite and demand wildlife management reform and restore our national heritage. This year’s event is set to take place in the Union Pacific Dining Lodge on August 7-9, 2015 in West Yellowstone, Montana. Here is the first objective in reforming…

  • Wildlife, fear, and real life

    Ralph Maughan

    Politicians play to the incoherent fears of wimpy folks. This is bad for protecting the planet and its wildlife- Just two months ago many Americans feared they would soon be stricken by dread Ebola and those who survived would have their heads lopped off by ISIS. Fortunately a cure was deployed for both Ebola and…

  • Idaho Griz killer is convicted by Idaho jury

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a first- A young man from Newdale, Idaho (Kenneth Sommer) was hunting black bear in May. His wife was along on this trip to the Rock Creek area near the Cave Falls road. He shot a big male grizzly (illegal) and claimed it was about to attack his wife, a defense we have…

  • Predator Damage Management in Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Send public comments now on new EA for predator damage management by Wildlife Services in Idaho- USDA’s Wildlife Services in Idaho is writing a new environmental analysis (EA) on how to manage damage by predators in Idaho. It will replace all existing EAs. According to the announcement, “Predator species involved in the majority of conflicts…

  • 2014 was excellent year for grizzly bears

    Ralph Maughan

    Doom and gloom hardly justified this year- Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone (GYE) and the Northern Continental Divide ecosystems (NCDE) had a very good year in 2014 when we consider bear mortality. In the GYE there were only 25 confirmed dead grizzlies. In 2013 there were 29 and in 2012 there were 59!  In…

  • Yellowstone area grizzlies increasingly chow down in safety near remote alpine meadows

    Ralph Maughan

    Partial salvation for griz — moths- Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone eat more kinds of food than the average person. It is now known that these Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies consume 266 identified plant and animals species. Greater Yellowstone bears do have to try harder because two of their previously major sources of food…

  • Popular Grand Teton grizzly “euthanized” near Clark, Wyoming! (Updated 11-12-14)

    Ralph Maughan

    A good, but roadside griz, is shot after transplant far to the NE- Grizzly bear 760 was a popular sub-adult male in the Grand Teton NP area. Photographers had followed him from his cubhood. He was probably one of even more famous grizzly 399’s cubs from 2013, or one of 399’s older daughter, 610’s. Despite…

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