Yellowstone
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Record mortality in 2010 took its toll- Population goes from 602 to 593. Fifty-five grizzly died or were killed by people in 2010, a record. That pace is off slightly in 2011 (35 so far). A large number of grizzly food sources have disappeared in recent years, most notably whitebark pine seeds and cutthroat trout.…
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Quota of three wolves is filled- Montana wolf hunters have killed the small quota of just 3 wolves immediately north of Yellowstone Park, so the wolf hunt there is now closed. It is subunit 313-316 of wolf management unit 390. The quota next to the Park was set low because it is bad public relations…
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Summer temperatures were up 2.3 degrees compared to the last century- A 9.7 degree rise in the mean temperature is predicted for the next century. Study: Yellowstone region records hottest decade ever, on pace for disastrous warming effects by the end of the century. By Jodi Hausen. Bozeman Chronicle. – – – – – I…
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A textbook example of how do it wrong? A couple hiking to Wapiti Lake in Yellowstone Park surprised a grizzly bear and soon the man was dead. The woman had minor injuries. Bear experts have issued a report on the incident. They suggest that because the couple fled from the surprised bear, and screaming and…
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Hyperphagia and hunting season relates to more grizzly/human encounters- Hyperphagia is period of intensive feeding by grizzly bears before hibernation. They will consume as much food as possible to make it through their period of hibernation. We are now entering the start of that period, one that results in more encounters with humans, now that…
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Tiny radio transmitters attached to lake trout may allow managers find and destroy their spawning beds- The illegal or accidental introduction of lake trout to Yellowstone Lake has heavily damaged the native Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Fishery in the Lake, and more importantly in the spawning streams where they used to provide food for many kinds…
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Neal . . . Die-off is so great that GYE grizzlies won’t even bother to look for whitebark pine nuts anymore- Famed grizzly bear ecologist Chuck Neal gave his views on the future of grizzlies in and around Yellowstone Park during a hike into the North Absaroka Wilderness (just east of the Park). Grizzlies of…
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Kathie Lynch reports on bounty of summer life among the wolves, bison, elk, bears and vegetation of Yellowstone Park- Story copyright © Kathie Lynch 2011 There is only one word to describe the beauty of Yellowstone in summer: breathtaking! After winter’s world of eternal white, the colors of early summer’s palate leap at your eye–grass green,…