Although this has been discussed in comments on other threads, here is the news story- Charges in grizzly bear death near Ditch Creek. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole Daily. This bear might have been the cub (now a sub-adult) of locally famous grizzly bear 399. Although this story has already been discussed in some comments,…
Although it was plenty smoky, end of the fire season finds the Park’s largest fire of the year beneficial- As snow suddenly replaces warm late September, the fires in Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and nearby are dying quickly. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the the 2800 acre lightning caused fire west of Jackson Lake…
Will they become a Canadian threatened species? To many Americans, Canada is still the “great white north” where multitudes of wildlife live in wilderness and “tree huggers” silly enough to want to see a bear or a wolf can go a see one behind almost every tree. The reality is massive development, and especially in…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.