“….. to be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.” —William O. Douglas In this part of Montana, most people view grizzly bears […]
Tag: Grizzly Bear
How wildlife crossings in Canada are inspiring safer roads for global species
There once was a stretch of Trans-Canada highway so perilous it was known as “The Meat Maker.” The then-infamous section of road that transects Banff National Park, a breathtaking expanse of mountainous terrain and glacial lakes in the Canadian Rockies, averaged about 100 elk-vehicle collisions each year. In the early 1980s, a simple highway expansion […]
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Grizzlies and Lynx from Trapping
10 conservation groups, including The Humane Society of the United States, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club, have filed a lawsuit over Idaho’s wolf trapping laws that not only kill wolves, but also endanger grizzlies and lynx. Idaho recently increased the number of wolves that could be legally trapped and killed each year from […]
Hunters kill a dozen bears in Missouri’s first-ever bear trophy hunt
Any time an animal is gunned down by a trophy hunter, ecosystems are disrupted, and families are torn apart—yet such killings happen all the time, across the country and throughout the world. So, it’s a particularly sad predicament that those of us who seek to protect wild animals from trophy hunting are in the unusual […]
Motherless grizzly cubs in danger on North Fork Highway
At least two bears were killed in vehicle collisions on the North Fork Highway over the weekend as visitors continue to flood into Yellowstone National Park. And the lives of two young cubs, now alone in the Shoshone National Forest, hang in the balance. A grizzly bear sow was struck and killed Friday and a […]
Is it time to rethink jaguar recovery in the U.S.? (commentary)
Scientists have come to a surprising conclusion about jaguars. Lands in central Arizona and New Mexico provide a huge potential for jaguar habitat and recovery. This rugged landscape – stretching as far north as the Grand Canyon – contains vast expanses of evergreen, deciduous and mixed forests, and an abundance of whitetail deer, one of […]
Opinion: Cruelty toward wolves is erasing conservation efforts. It’s time to reinstate their protections.
“Wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains are recovered and no longer warrant Endangered Species Act protections.” I don’t know how many times I said that during my 22-year career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Certainly dozens of times, and increasingly so during my tenure as the service’s director from 2011 to 2017. And […]
Grizzly bear attack kills person at campsite in western Montana
A grizzly bear attacked and killed a person at a western Montana campground early on Tuesday, the Powell county sheriff said. The attack happened between 4am and 5am in the area of Ovando, a town of fewer than 100 people about 60 miles north-west of Helena, said Greg Lemon, a spokesman for Montana fish, wildlife […]