Kerry Gunther, Yellowstone bear management/biology leader, says no evidence for this in Park-
The story goes back a long time. Fortunately my spouse never believed it or we wouldn’t have written so many books and articles about camping, backpacking, outdoor medicine, etc. in the West. From the start there was the rumor that a menstruating […]
Continue Reading →Amazing this is the first known instance of a griz killing a human in the vast bear-filled national park-
A grizzly bear has killed a lone hiker (Richard White, San Diego, age 49) on the Toklat River in Denali National Park, Alaska. There are many similar news stories today how it is the first such […]
Continue Reading →“Justice” was done when the ‘Wapiti Sow” was euthanized (executed?)-
An earlier story today remarked that in springtime our thoughts seem to turn to bears as they wake up and we get to run stories saying “be careful.”
Just in time, Slate Magazine has run […]
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 →The sow was implicated in the two Park deaths by grizzly this summer-
Finally two stories come together — the couple attacked near Wapiti Lake near Canyon and the lone hiker found dead by grizzly deep in the Hayden Valley. The Park Service decided it was done by the same female grizzly bear. Her earlier […]
Continue Reading →Risch, Crapo, Labrador introduce bill to allow people to defend themselves during grizzly bear attacks — a cynical redundancy! They already can.
We knew Idaho’s congressional delegation would try to make hay over the recent death of one of two bear hunters who wounded a grizzly bear, tracked it and was killed when it […]
Continue Reading →Rare grizzly of the Cabinet-Yaak, wounded, apparently turns on hunter’s partner and kills him-
Note that the story below has been superseded. The hunter who ended up dead was shot by his partner as the grizzly attacked him. The bullet was, of course, likely meant for the bear. Matters are still being investigated as of […]
Continue Reading →Soda Butte, Colter, and Nez Perce closed to soft-sided structures-
These campgrounds are just northeast of Yellowstone Park. They are not inside the Park. Last July a grizzly bear killed a man in a tent at Soda Butte. Two others were mauled by the sow and her cubs.
I always regarded these campgrounds as unsafe […]
Continue Reading →A sorry decision that will threaten all kinds of wildlife-
A result of this will be state agencies killing wildlife and closing campgrounds when a theoretically dangerous animal is seen within five miles of them.
Continue Reading →Wilkinson takes apart pastor Bryan Fischer’s arguments-
Todd Wilkinson: Idaho Pastor Calls For ‘Open Season’ on Yellowstone Grizzlies. Huffington Post.
Of course, rational argument hardly ever changes anyone’s religious beliefs. I think this is another confirmation that pushy religious extremists are getting involved in wildlife issues as part of their larger effort to dominate […]
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