Live Science reports that a new species of bear, “Pizzly” bears are now being found in the Arctic. Scientists believe the hybrid polar-grizzly bears are partly due to climate change. Polar bears, which are listed as endangered, have started breeding with grizzly bears, which is making “pizzly” bears, scientists shared. Starving polar bears have […]
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$40,000 Reward Offered Over Illegal Shooting of Mother Grizzly Bear in Idaho
ISLAND PARK, Idaho— Five conservation organizations are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the illegal shooting of a female grizzly bear in Fremont County, Idaho. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game confirmed Monday that a 6-to-8-week-old cub also died in its den as a result of […]
Montana guide mauled to death in grizzly bear attack outside Yellowstone
A Montana backcountry guide has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear that was probably defending a nearby moose carcass just outside Yellowstone national park, officials said Monday. Charles “Carl” Mock, 40, who lived in the park gateway community of West Yellowstone, died Saturday, two days after he was attacked while fishing […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recommends Grizzly Bears Keep Protected Status
A new report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is recommending continuing the protected status of grizzly bears in the lower-48 states. The bear is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. While bear populations have recovered, following the completion of a five-year status review, the agency recommends keeping the bears […]
California relocates mountain lions making a meal of endangered sheep
In order to save one endangered species, California scientists are having to relocate another iconic creature that is, regrettably, eating it. The California department of fish and wildlife is in the process of moving mountain lions over 100 miles away from struggling populations of bighorn sheep, which are unique to the Sierra Nevada mountains. The […]
9 Bills That Will Destroy Montana’s Wildlife
Right now, four Montana lawmakers are waging a hot war against America’s most celebrated native carnivores. Their attack on Montana’s wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, and other wildlife shows no signs of slowing down, and the bills they have introduced could sentence hundreds of animals to their deaths. Wolves, bears, and other wildlife are far […]
26 Grizzlies Captured, 18 Euthanized in Wyoming Last Year
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured 26 grizzly bears and euthanized 18 of them throughout 2020. The department detailed the capture of the bears in its annual report on bear captures, relocations and removals in northwest Wyoming. Over 2020, the department captured 26 bears in 27 different events (one bear was captured twice) in […]
2 hunters fined $22,000 for killing grizzly bear at Alberta hunting camp, threatening witness with axe
Alberta Fish and Wildlife says two men have been fined $22,000 for the illegal killing of a grizzly bear in southern Alberta that also led to an assault. Officers say in a statement that they received a report about the death of the bear on Nov. 5, 2018. The person who reported the killing also […]