Biologists to begin 2025 grizzly bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park – • Public reminded to heed warning signs As part of ongoing monitoring efforts to document recovery of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem under the Endangered Species Act,…
Yellowstone-area wolves observed moving pups to follow elk — upending scientific assumptions
• Study refutes widespread understanding that gray wolves, anchored by young offspring, don’t move during spring denning season. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Scientific research has long assumed gray wolves are non-migratory during springtime, staying anchored to tend to…
Judge gives feds 45 days to decide on Yellowstone grizzly bears’ ‘threatened’ status
• The order’s Jan. 20 deadline means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s long-awaited grizzly bear proposal will likely come as the second Trump administration begins. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A judge has ordered federal wildlife officials to…
Grizzly attack in Grand Teton was ‘surprise encounter’
JACKSON (WNE) — A grizzly bear attacked and injured a man visiting Grand Teton National Park on Sunday. The 35-year-old Massachusetts man is in stable condition and expected to fully recover. Park officials have not released the victim’s name….
Biologists to begin 2024 grizzly and black bear captures for research purposes in Yellowstone National Park
• Public reminded to heed warning signs BOZEMAN, MT – As part of ongoing grizzly bear and black bear research and management efforts and as required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,…
Grizzly found, killed in the Bighorns
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming officials on Sunday detected a grizzly bear living in the Bighorn Mountains, a range 100 miles east of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that grizzlies haven’t occupied for…
A lot of bear: Yellowstone grizzly weighs in at near-record 712 pounds
• Coming out of a verdant summer, Wyoming bears were in good shape. One grizzly tipped the scales just three pounds shy of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s top mark. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Rotund, plump, hefty — go ahead…
Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent
• State surveys don’t placate federal biologists who say the Lower 48 population is ‘less secure’ than previously thought. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a…
Back in Grand Teton, Grizzly 399 stayed out of trouble while down south
JACKSON (WNE) — Jackson Hole’s most watched bear has returned to Grand Teton National Park with a clean record. In late August, Grizzly 399 left the park, heading south, and crossed onto private property. She spent the better part of…