Bullet that killed his friend first passed through the grizzly bear-
In mid-September there was a week long story about two black bear hunters from Nevada who accidentally shot a grizzly bear almost exactly on the Idaho/Montana border, not far south of British Columbia. [...]
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Because they are so visible and photogenic, people are always interested in news about grizzly bear 399 and her cubs and also her adult daughter grizzly 610 and her offspring.
This year they moved to the very southern part of Grand Teton National Park. That has caused both joy and consternation, and [...]
Continue Reading →The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturns the delisting of Grizzly Bears
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld in part, and overturned in part, a Montana federal district court’s decision maintaining Endangered Species Act protections for Grizzly Bears.
Court says Yellowstone grizzlies still threatened - AP
The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of [...]
Continue Reading →Latest chapter in a thick book of controversy over hunt is being written-
The inclusion of most of the area inside Grand Teton National Park (the valley portion) happened after a long and bitter controversy. The present boundary of the Park was established in 1950 after significant concessions to the usual opponents of change in [...]
Continue Reading →Elk hunter injuries said “not life threatening”-
This story has been developing all afternoon. The National Parks Traveler is the account that has the most details that I have found so far; but none of these stories point out that he was hunting in the general area where famous grizzlys 399 and 610 have [...]
Continue Reading →Busy Moose-Wilson paved road closed to accommodate GB399, 610 and families-
We have posted a number of stories on the photogenic and often seen extended grizzly family of grizzly bears 399, her adult daughter 610 and their various cubs, including a cub who actually switched (reason unknown) from 399 to 610 last summer.
About a [...]
Continue Reading →Recent observation of a grizzly in the Pitt River, a reason for hope-
One look at the forested, very scenic, and deep mountains around busy Vancouver, British Columbia and you would think the woods might be full of grizzly bears. It isn’t true, especially close to Vancouver. The Garibaldi-Pitt grizzly bear population unit (GBPU) and [...]
Continue Reading →Another story about the reoccupation of the Montana plains by grizzly bears-
Roaming grizzlies discovering Montana’s plains offer abundant food. AP
Continue Reading →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. [...]
Continue Reading →Finally a sensible court decision on personal responsibility and native wildlife-
Most folks remember Utah only fatal bear attack back in 2007. It was in the Wasatch Mountains east of Provo. The family has sued both the federal courts and the state. The federal judge ruled the Forest Service was 65% responsible for the attack, [...]
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