Archive for the tag 'bear population'

Nov 21 2009

Eastbound grizzlies

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

Other than the grizzly connection, this is not really North Fork related, but it’s pretty interesting. According to an article in last Thursday’s New West, a whole new group of people are going to have to get used to having grizzly bears in the neighborhood . . .
Montanans living along the winding Teton River, well [...]

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May 12 2009

New griz study to focus on rub trees

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

Another sure sign of spring: A new bear study.
From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . .
A new and expansive effort to monitor the Northern Continental Divide’s grizzly bear population will capitalize on a creature comfort for bears: the irresistible urge to scratch their backs on trees.
The research project mainly will be aimed at determining whether [...]

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Sep 17 2008

DNA study doubles bear census

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

The estimate is in: There were 765 grizzly bears roaming the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem during the summer of 2004.

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Sep 16 2008

Federal Study Says Grizzlies Thriving in Montana

Published by nfpa under Environmental Issues, News

The majestic grizzly bear, once king of the Western wilderness but threatened with extinction for a third of a century, has roared back in Montana…

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