Tag Archives: grizzly

Judge Extends Ban on Yellowstone Grizzly Hunts

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen extended a temporary restraining order that blocks a Yellowstone-area grizzly trophy hunt in Idaho and Wyoming, as the legal debate continues over federal delisting of the bears from endangered status and turning management over to the states.

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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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Bozeman Couple Deflect Grizzly Charge Using Bear Spray

A couple hiking in Yellowstone National Park this weekend averted tragedy by employing bear spray on a charging grizzly.

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Reports Concerning August Grizzly Incident In Yellowstone National Park Released

The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have released over 200 pages of information regarding the August 2015 grizzly bear attack.

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Yellowstone Grizzly Victim Identity Released

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Grizzly Bear, Yellowstone National Park

The identity of the 57-year-old man mauled and killed by a grizzly sow Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park has been released by NPS officials: Brian Matayoshi of Torrence, California.

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No Search for Yellowstone Killer Grizzly: NPS

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Grizzly Bear Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park officials will not search for a grizzly sow who killed a 57-year-old Park visitor yesterday because she did it in the natural course of protecting her cubs, according to Park officials.

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Grizzly Kills Yellowstone National Park Hiker

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Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park

A grizzly sow with cubs was surprised by two hikers on Yellowstone National Park's Wapiti Lake trail and ended up killing one of them this morning.

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Yellowstone Club Employee Kills Bear; State Not Happy

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Another bear casualty in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem -- this time in the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club -- has officials from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department steamed about the club's poor practices regarding bears.

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Two More Bear Deaths in Rough Ursine Summer

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Yellowstone bear

Two more bear deaths were reported last week in Yellowstone National Park, bumping the 2010 total to seven -- and that doesn't count the bears relocated or euthanized just outside the Park's boundaries. Why has this been such a bad summer for bears? The answer seems to be in the humble pine cone.

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Attacking Soda Butte Grizzly was Sick, Stressed; She Snapped

Euthanized Griz

Euthanized Griz

The results of the necropsy on the grizzly bear that killed one and mauled two others in the Soda Butte Campground outside Yellowstone National Park indicates that she was ill and stressed but not baited, providing some vital clues that could certainly explain her condition.

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