Very important. Interesting post by NRDC’s Louisa Wilcox about how the science shows how critical whitebark pine nuts are for grizzlies and how the managers talk out of both sides […]
Feds to consider endangered status for whitebark pine
Critical pine in grizzly nutrition is in steep decline. May get endangered listing- Whitebark pine is in dire straights and it may well get on the endangered species list, but […]
Whitebark Pine May Gain Federal Protection
Tree, important for grizzly bears, affected by global warming, insects, and fungus The whitebark pine is a tree that lives at high elevations and was historically unaffected by pine beetles […]
Giant whitebark pine in south central Idaho get protection from beetles
Trees to receive ” ‘verbenone pouches’ that contain a synthetic pheromone to trick beetles into thinking the trees are already full of beetles”- Fighting pine bark beetles is very expensive, […]
NRDC sues to list the whitebark pine
Beetle kill, fires and fungus have greatly reduced the high altitude pine- Anyone following this forum for a while knows the story of the plight of the whitebark pine. Now […]
Fed judge says Greater Yellowstone grizzlies must go back on list!
GYE grizzly bears go back on the threatened species list- Molloy: Feds must restore protection for grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park – By Matthew Brown. Associated Press. The successful […]
Wyoming whitebark pine cone crop looking good
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 […]
Bridger-Teton National Forest to map beetle-killed whitebark pine
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. […]