Yellowstone ecosystem

2020 grizzly count slips; humans involved in most deaths

February 23, 2021 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 6 Comments

Scientists estimate the Yellowstone Ecosystem population was 727 grizzly bears in 2020 in the 19,270-square-mile monitoring area in and around Yellowstone National Park, down 10 bears from the year before.

Ranchers: Grizzly suit imperils rights, wildlife migrations

June 2, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 8 Comments

In the suit, conservationists say the U.S. Forest Service violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing a 10-year grazing permit that threatens grizzly bears and a tiny endangered fish — the Kendall Warm Springs dace.

Judges question Wyoming’s case for grizzly numbers

May 12, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 2 Comments

State fights efforts to change Yellowstone-ecosystem population goal if counting method also is switched.

Wyoming hunt plan targets 24 grizzlies

March 9, 2018 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 4 Comments

Only 2 females would be killed in the core Demographic Monitoring Area.

Suit: Grand Teton Park elk hunt risks grizzly bears

April 7, 2015 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Leave a Comment

Two groups Friday sued the federal government over a plan allowing elk hunters in Grand Teton National Park to kill up to four grizzly bears without triggering consequences in the Endangered Species Act.

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