Bears

Female Grizzly With Cub Identified in Recent Yellowstone Bear Attack

Rangers have determined a female grizzly with at least one cub or yearling was responsible for yesterday’s Yellowstone bear attack, but no further action will be taken.

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Bear Spray Saves the Day in Yellowstone Bear Attack

Black Bear

This is why you carry bear spray when hiking: A Yellowstone bear attack could have been much worse had a family not purchased and used bear spray to mitigate injuries to a 10-year-old boy.

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Yellowstone Bear Trapping Begins Next Week

Yellowstone grizzly

If you’re planning any backcountry hikes this fall, you may want to be aware of this: scientific Yellowstone bear trapping by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) and National Park Service runs from Aug. 21 through Oct. 31.

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Controversial Yellowstone Region Wyoming Grizzly Hunt Approved

Yellowstone National Park bears

The state Game and Fish Commission unanimously approved a controversial Wyoming grizzly hunt for the first time since 1975, as 22 bears could be killed under the plan approved today.

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IGBST Yellowstone Bear Trapping Season Starts Next Week

Yellowstone Grizzly

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will start trapping grizzly and black bears around Yellowstone National Park next week.

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NPCA Delivers Petition Against Grizzly Hunting to Wyoming Governor

The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has delivered a petition to Wyoming Governor Matt Mead’s office, calling for action against grizzly bear hunting.

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Wyoming Reduces Yellowstone Grizzly Hunting Quota

Wyoming has reduced its proposed hunting quota for female Yellowstone area grizzly bears from two bears to one.

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Idaho Approves Hunting Season on One Yellowstone Area Grizzly Bear

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved plans for a hunting season on one male Yellowstone area grizzly bear.

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Seventy-Three Scientists Pen Letter Against Hunt of Yellowstone Area Grizzly Bears

Seventy-three scientists have penned a letter to Wyoming Governor Matt Mead calling on him to halt a proposed hunt on Yellowstone area grizzly bears.

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Yellowstone Superintendent Could Be Reassigned Under Interior Proposal

Dan Wenk

Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk could be reassigned under a potential proposal to “shakeup” management in the National Park Service.

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