grizzly bears

  • Scientists say B.C. grizzly hunt could hurt recovery efforts in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Alberta’s griz population has already collapsed, B.C.’s grizzly hunt quota too high- Pitiful Alberta now has fewer grizzly bears now than Montana does, and scientists say that B.C. is going the same direction, most directly affecting Montana in the North Fork of Flathead. Scientists say B.C. grizzly hunt could hurt recovery efforts in Montana. By…

  • Satire: Alberta protesters scream for grizzly blood

    Ralph Maughan

    Shades of Steven Colbert- No more grizzlies ! Protesters scream for grizzly blood. By Darcy Henton and Jamie Hall, edmontonjournal.com in the Vancouver Sun. Related Time running out for Alberta’s dwindling grizzlies. Minister mulls reinstating spring hunt even as gov’t report recommends bears be listed as threatened species. By Darcy Henton, Edmonton Journal

  • Montana Rocky Mountain Front grizzlies are emerging

    Ralph Maughan

    There is a difference though. Now they are waking up and going well out onto the plains- We discussed this a lot last fall, with grizzly bears pushing eastward out of the Rockies well onto the plains of north central Montana.  One almost made it to the Missouri River (shades of Lewis and Clark!). Montana…

  • Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly

    Ralph Maughan

    Polar bears are a geologically very new species- This is quite relevant because we have been discussing how grizzly bears are displacing polar bears in the Arctic.  We already knew brown bears were polar bears’ ancestors. Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly. Science Daily.

  • Servheen predicts Glacier National Park area grizzlies could be delisted in next 5 years

    Ralph Maughan

    Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem griz said to be doing well- The Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies were delisted a couple years ago, but then relisted by Judge Molloy. Now the head of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee foresees delisting the larger population of Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzlies. That is Glacier National Park, the Great Bear…

  • Glacier, Yellowstone and Grand Teton manage roadside griz differently

    Ralph Maughan

    Which method works best? Actually it seems to me that there are too few differences in result so far to make a determination. Glacier hazes roadside bears; Grand Teton, Yellowstone let people close. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide. Back in the days before 1970, Yellowstone let people feed sandwiches and twinkes to…

  • Grizzlies in central Idaho is a politically difficult thing

    Ralph Maughan

    Evidence is grizzly restoration would be much easier if some would just migrate in as opposed to reintroduction- This article covers a lot of topics about grizzly recovery, bear tracking, restoration, and politics. Grizzlies in the Bitterroot Mountains politically thorny. By Rob Cheney.  Missoulian

  • IGBC meets on new grizzly plan for North Casades

    Ralph Maughan

    Focus today, Jan. 12, is on Yellowstone grizzlies after Judge Molloy relisted them- Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee drafts new plan for grizzly bear recovery in Rockies, Cascades. AP More on the meeting: Grizzly panel [IGBC] says it can’t meet judge’s requirements for delisting. By Rob Chaney. The Missoulian. I have been reading this claim ever…

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