Grizzly Times essay number 6 is a full report on how community partners came together in Teton County to work toward getting to zero bear conflicts. Louisa Willcox, longtime bear advocate, conservationist, and previous Jackson resident, has been closely following this story and attempting to elucidate its larger lessons for improving the practice of human-bear […]
As well as being a keystone species and providing valuable ecosystem services, our grizzly bears are also a great resource to the state and provide an economic driving force of our second largest industry — tourism. Since grizzly bears are such a rare species and only live in a few select places, people travel from […]
New State Law Ignores Federal Court Ruling, Enables Grizzly Hunts CHEYENNE, Wyo.— Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue over a new state law that would give the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission authority to manage grizzlies, including the authorization of a hunting season as early as this spring. “This is an […]
The USFWS, joined by the State of Wyoming and several pro-hunting and pro-gun groups filed a notice to appeal the decision to restore protections to grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The appeal will go to the 9th Circuit court. The service can also determine to continue with delisting again during the appeal. This […]