Tag Archives: grizzly bear

First 2022 Yellowstone grizzly sighting in the books

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We have the first 2022 Yellowstone grizzly sighting in the books, as a pilot working on park research sighted an adult bear walking in a meadow in the west-central part of the park.

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First Yellowstone grizzly bear sighting of 2021 in the books

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It’s a sure sign of spring: the first Yellowstone grizzly bear sighting of 2021 is in the books, as one was spotted in the northern part of the park by a pilot supporting park wildlife studies.

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We Have Our First 2020 Yellowstone Bear Sighting

We have our first 2020 Yellowstone bear sighting, as on Saturday a grizzly bear was observed from the air by biologists during a radio telemetry flight near Grand Prismatic Spring.

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Feds: Reverse Decision to Maintain Yellowstone Grizzlies Protections

Federal lawyers argued to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that Yellowstone grizzlies protections should be removed, saying removal of Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears from Endangered Species Act safeguards was warranted.

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Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Research Operations Launch Next Week

Biologists with the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) will be conducting scientific grizzly bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from May 13 through July 31.

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Protections Restored for Yellowstone-Area Grizzly Bears

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen restored Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears, and in the process permanently ended planned trophy hunts in Idaho and Wyoming.

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Controversial Yellowstone Region Wyoming Grizzly Hunt Approved

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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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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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Conservation Groups Accuse Wyoming of Swapping Grizzly Counts with Montana

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Conservation and animal advocacy groups are alleging that Montana and Wyoming agreed to share some of their grizzly hunt quotas.

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