Archive for the tag 'bear recovery'

Dec 12 2011

Grizzly bear sightings increasing on Montana’s Beartooth Front

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From the Associated Press . . . Wildlife biologists say that reports of grizzly bears are increasing in Montana’s Beartooth Front, but it’s difficult to tell if there are more bears or just more bear sightings. Barb Pitman, wildlife biologist with the Beartooth Ranger District in Red Lodge, told The Billings Gazette it’s not clear [...]

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Nov 24 2011

Relocated grizzlies raise concerns for residents of Northwest Montana

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An interesting article from today’s Flathead Beacon . . . A rash of grizzly bear incidents in Northwest Montana has led to one of the busiest years ever involving captures and relocations, according to Fish, Wildlife and Parks. FWP has made 43 grizzly bear captures in Region 1 because of problem incidents this year, one [...]

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Oct 15 2011

Grizzly bears moving east onto Montana’s high plains

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Some pretty interesting news about grizzly bear recovery from today’s Missoulian . . . An increasing grizzly bear population is expanding east from the Rocky Mountain Front in western Montana as individual bears discover that the plains contain abundant food, a grizzly bear expert says. Mike Madel of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said some [...]

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Oct 04 2011

Feds ready to delist wolves in Wyoming, shoot on sight

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An AP article posted in today’s Missoulian . . . The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a plan Tuesday to remove wolves in Wyoming from federal protection and allow them to be shot on sight in most of the state. The draft plan posted online and set for publication in the Federal Register on [...]

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Aug 29 2010

Recent wolf & grizzly bear rulings set back progress, biologists, managers say

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Here’s a good overview from today’s Missoulian of the trade-offs involved with two recent federal court rulings concerning wolf and grizzly bear management. Chris Servheen’s comments regarding the potential negative impact on grizzly bear recovery are particularly interesting . . . Wolves and bears don’t behave well in courtrooms. But the two big predators are [...]

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Nov 21 2009

Eastbound grizzlies

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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, [...]

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Nov 20 2008

Grizzly bears fared well this year

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From the Thursday, November 20, 2008 online edition of the Hungry Horse News . . . It’s been a fairly good year for grizzly bears in the greater Glacier Park area. This year 11 bears were killed due to human circumstances, according to figures provided by Chris Servheen, the grizzly bear recovery coordinator for the [...]

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