Biologists to monitor black and grizzly bears in Grand Teton area

Officials take bold steps to prevent grizzly bear encounters: 'Economic burden that comes with sharing landscapes with large carnivores'

Montana is home to a particularly important 8-foot, 800-pound keystone species that stakeholders are joining forces to safeguard while protecting ranches and humans too. According to early-May reporting from the state's NonStop Local, $2.25 million in federal funds will be invested in local organizations to help reduce dangerous and costly wildlife encounters. The omnivorous grizzlies have almost no natural predators except for humans. Their Nor…

Biologists to monitor black and grizzly bears in Grand Teton area

The following is a press release from the National Park Service: MOOSE, Wyo (KIFI) — Biologists with the U.S. National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey will conduct bear capture operations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway from May 24 to October 15. These efforts support ongoing black bear research in Grand Teton National Park and grizzly bear population monitoring across the Greater Yellowston…

Grizzly Bear Captures To Begin In Grand Teton National Park

Bear capture operations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway are set to run from May 24 to October 15 with biologists from the U.S. National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey. Surviving Grand Teton Bear capture efforts support ongoing black bear research in Grand Teton National Park and grizzly bear population monitoring throughout the entire Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The grizzly bear work is…