Tag Archives: bear population

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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Yellowstone Elk Population Down; Decline Reverberates in Ecosystem

Elk

Elk

A tally by wildlife biologists reveals a decline in the northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem elk population from 1995 to 2010, as increased predation, ongoing drought, and hunting all took their toll on the numbers -- and in the process caused a ripple effect that also took down the wolf and bear populations as well.

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