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Yellowstone National Park is making changes to bear management areas to increase safety as grizzly bears start coming out of hibernation.
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The grizzly bear is one of the more controversial species in the West. It’s listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. But some experts and landowners think the population in and around Yellowstone National Park should be considered recovered. Meanwhile, some environmentalists say that in order for that grizzly population to be fully healthy, it needs more genetic diversity. One way to do that is by allowing grizzlies from a central Montana ecosystem to travel south and breed with bears in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, called creating connectivity. But that 100 miles or so between the two ecosystems is populated with over 200,000 people. Two communities in that 100 mile swath are preparing for the nearly inevitable arrival of grizzlies.
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Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are adapting to climate change and other ecological pressures, a new study suggests. It found that the bears have been able to maintain healthy body fat levels over the past couple of decades despite shifting availability of popular foods and increasing population density.
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Environmental groups won a legal challenge over grazing plans on federal lands in western Wyoming. An appeals court asked federal officials to reconsider how many female grizzly bears in the area can be killed for preying on livestock in the Upper Green River area.
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When a grizzly was shot and killed on the North Fork of the Shoshone Forest on May 1, this year, Cody wildlife photographer Amy Gerber saw the carcass about thirty yards off the highway that same day. She said she spoke to regional and national news outlets about it. She didn’t know why someone would shoot the 530-pound bear.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will consider lifting federal protections for grizzly bears near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.
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Idaho Fish and Game has killed five grizzly bears near the Wyoming border in the span of four days this month.
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Wildlife officials are asking the public for help maintaining community safety in bear country.
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Wyoming is asking the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service to restore state management of grizzly bears.
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State Begins Issuing Citations For Cars Stopped On Highway Near Togwotee Pass For Wildlife SightingsDespite a multi-agency effort to provide safe viewing of grizzly bears on U.S. Highway 26 near Togwotee Pass, individuals are still illegally parking and…