Park lifts camping ban forced by bear activity. Casper Star Tribune. Related. Grizzly bites Casper man near Union Pass. Jackson Hole Daily. This isn’t all that far from the upper Green – – – – – – Posted earlier on July 10. Grizzly bears prompt camping closure in popular Upper Green River area
Rare grizzly living on the Montana plains likely to be killed A grizzly bear that was relocated from near Loma, Montana to west of the Continental Divide last year has been recaptured on the plains of Montana after being accused of killing more sheep and some chickens. Authorities have approached the Bear Center at Washington…
Varied and numerous grizzly activity closes national forest camping from forest boundary to well past Green River Lakes- I remember when the nearest grizzlies were 20 miles to the north of here. I am glad to see grizzlies have returned in strength to the Wind River Mountains. I hope they get these problems worked out…
This story gives more info on the dead botanist Erwin Frank Evert- Story from National Parks Traveler. By Kurt Repanshek Evert recently wrote Vascular Plants of the Greater Yellowstone Area. He knew the Yellowstone country well. His death certainly is a loss.
Injured man had a clean camp, but previous campers nearby clearly had not- I think most of us keep a clean camp, but I worry precisely about this. What went on at a camping spot in the past? Of course, if there is obvious past food and trash it’s best not to camp there. Story…
This story has a lot of twists and turns from various officials- This story, at least the earlier version of it, has already been discussed a lot in “have you hears any good wildlife . . .” I decided it was time to post the outcome: dead man and dead bear. Was this a screwup,…
Grizzly bear with rare four cubs delights visitors in Yellowstone. San Francisco Examiner
New law allowing guns in National Parks has its first casualty Grizzly bear shot killed in Denali National Park. Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.