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  • Darted grizzly cub died of ruptured jugular vein

    Ralph Maughan

    Vein was not hit by the tranquilizer dart- They have been unable to find out how the vein ruptured. Story in the Daily InterLake. Darted grizzly cub died of internal bleeding

  • Annual scientific trapping of Eastern Idaho grizzly bears underway

    Ralph Maughan

    Not for control, but for population monitoring- There aren’t many grizzlies in Eastern Idaho. They are pretty much confined to the Targhee portion of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest up against Yellowstone Park and Grand Teton Park. Their range is slowly expanding.  For example, grizzlies used to be found only north of Badger Creek up against…

  • Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear MOU between Montana, Idaho and Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    Very important. You can comment until August 12- Send your comments to Attn: Wildlife Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks POB 200701 Helena MT 59620-0701 fwpwld@mt.gov This MOU paves the way for sport hunting of grizzly bears in this large delisted population. This splits the “discretionary” mortality (surplus) bears between the three states. It might be…

  • Wyoming whitebark pine cone crop looking good

    Ralph Maughan

    Vigorous production of cones spells very good news for grizzly bears- Although the majority of whitebark pine in the Greater Yellowstone has died off or burned in recent years, there are still enough for the grizzlies in those years when conditions are optimal for cone production. There is a long and strong data set showing…

  • Island Park Grizzly that Attacked Hound Hunter Found Alive and Well with Her 3 Cubs.

    Ken Cole

    Idaho Fish and Game Press Release Date: July 13, 2009 Contact: Ed Mitchell (208) 334-3700 Bear Who Bit Hunter Located DNA is a powerful tool. Preliminary results of saliva from one of the bite marks where a female grizzly bear bit a hunter on June 28 returned a match to a radio-collared grizzly with three…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest to map beetle-killed whitebark pine

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s critical for grizzly bear management to see where pine bark beetles have not killed this extremely valuable, bear food source in the Greater Yellowstone- Bridger-Teton to map beetle-killed whitebark. Forest Service partners with conservation group to quantify the damage. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Great News! More oil, gas leases retired along the Rocky Mountain Front

    Ralph Maughan

    In 2006, Congress banned leasing federal lands on the Front, but many leases had already been given- The effort to protect Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front from natural gas development has been and continues to be pretty successful. These oil, gas leases along the Front were the work of two NGOs, The Coalition to Protect the…

  • Young grizzlies out on the plains, east of Interstate 15 in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Is the move out of the mountains due to the long winter and wet spring? We’ve been talking about grizzly south of Interstate 90 in Idaho,  but a more obvious movement is the presence of two or more grizzly bears out on the plains, well east of the Rocky Mountain front. Young grizzlies push farther…

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