Bears
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The Colorado Division of Wildlife has ended its search for the grizzlies reportedly seen near Independence Pass unless another sighting occurs. The search has yielded no clues. Hunters were told to be careful not to mistake a moose for an elk, a lynx for a bobcat, and a grizzly for black bear in the upcoming…
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Here is an interesting article from the Hungry Horse News (near Glacier NP, Montana). Painless griz bites.
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It has just been reported that 2 hunters who are experienced with the visual differences between black and grizzly bears say have seen three grizzly bears near Independence Pass, Colorado. Grizzlies are thought to be extinct in Colorado, with the last killed in 1979 (even though it was thought to be extinct in the state…
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All they had to do was stop feeding them! It would seem obvious, but it seems to have taken 40 years to figure it out. Read about it in the Summit Daily News.
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There is a danger in Grand Teton for bicyclists from vehicles, especially the big RVs that they let in for some reason and for the same fare as a small automobile. The Park Service wants bike paths separate from the roads. This may be a very good idea. However, many of them will be in…
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I get a lot of email about wolves in Yellowstone. Is this a good time to see them? NO Dr. Doug Smith told me that the only viewing action is off and on in the Lamar and lower Slough Creek Pack and in Antelope Creek (that’s on the road between Tower Falls and Mt. Washburn).…
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Polar bears are getting skinnier and pushing inland as the polar ice continues to melt. Because they are inland longer and deeper, more people see them, giving the impression that the population is actually growing when the opposite is true. Read the article in Science Daily
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Very important hearings on how many and where grizzlies will be allowed to live in Western Montana begin soon. The is a state, not a federal process. “The plan focuses on grizzly bears — or potential populations — in the Northern Continental Divide [NCDE], Cabinet-Yaak and Bitterroot ecosystems. The plan looks at grizzly bear populations…