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Archive for Kristin Combs
State grizzly plans “intentionally managing for a decline”
Greater Yellowstone Coalition executive director Caroline Byrd has written a strongly worded op-ed piece in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. In it she remarks that the states are “intentionally managing for a decline of grizzlies” and “will turn a remarkable 40-year recovery process and $40 million investment into a failure.”
First lawsuit of the “grizzly war” filed
In the first legal skirmish since the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed delisting the grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a lawsuit has been filed against the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Commission that oversees it’s affairs.
Iconic places under threat from climate change
A new report from UNESCO, the Union of Concerned Scientists and UNEP says some World Heritage sites — including Yellowstone National Park — are under “dire threat from climate change”, and some may be damaged beyond saving. “America’s Yellowstone National Park is also seeing firsthand effects of climate change as warmer winters have led to […]
06May
Wildlife Biologist Says It’s Too Soon To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies
Proposing to remove Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the Endangered Species List is a “strictly political” decision says grizzly bear scientist David Mattson. Attribution: Yellowstone Insider Source: Wildlife Biologist Says It’s Too Soon To Delist Yellowstone Grizzlies
03Mar
USFWS Proposes Delisting Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzlies From Endangered Species Act Protections
by Wyoming Wildlife Advocates | MARCH 3, 2016 The US Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove Yellowstone grizzly bears from the protections of the Endangered Species Act. Wyoming Wildlife Advocates believes removing these protections is premature. Due to the increasing effects of climate change and loss of critical food sources, as well as […]
22Dec
Battle lines will be drawn in fight over delisting grizzly bears
“What we have in our backyards here is a really rare resource. Not just in the lower 48, but on the entire planet.”
05Dec
The Iconic Grizzly Bear Returns
Huffington Post Blog from Dr. Jordan Schaul about Grizzly 399 and the fate of the North American grizzly.
01Dec
Chronic Wasting Disease plan could trim elk feedgrounds
by Angus M. Thuermer/WyoFile | DECEMBER 1, 2015 Wyoming will study closing elk feedgrounds to slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease as long as the move maintains population objectives, a draft plan for the disease says. The draft focuses attention on Wyoming’s 22 feedgrounds, where elk are artificially concentrated in winter making it easier […]
20Nov
Ursine Exodus
Yellowstone’s grizzly bears are spreading out and expanding their range. Is it a sign of good health—or increasing desperation?
09Oct
Is Fish & Wildlife under the thumb of political influence?
73 percent of agency scientists say political interference is too high.