Archive for the tag 'bear study'

Jun 18 2011

Glacier National Park participates in long-term grizzly monitoring study

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An interesting press release posted to Glacier Park’s web site yesterday . . . Glacier National Park is participating in a long-term interagency program to monitor the trend of the grizzly bear population in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. Bait stations, automated cameras, and traps will be used to capture and monitor grizzly bears within [...]

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May 12 2009

New griz study to focus on rub trees

Published by 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 [...]

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Sep 17 2008

DNA study doubles bear census

Published by 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

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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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