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Killers of Endangered Grizzly Bear Finally Facing Felony Violations

Rhishja Larson — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:44:30 +0000

Thanks to wildlife authorities acting on a tip that led to the bear’s gruesome “burial site” on a family farm, two men are facing felony violations of the Endangered Species Act for shooting a grizzly bear in Washington State.

Two men accused of killing a grizzly bear while on a hunting trip in 2007 will finally appear before a federal magistrate in Spokane. According to kgw.com, wildlife authorities acted on a tip that led them to a bizarre “burial site” where the suspects had attempted to hide the bear.

Study Indicates That Montana and Glacier National Park’s Grizzly Bear Population Has Grown

Levi Novey — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:02:32 +0000

Researchers and officials from the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service on Tuesday presented the findings of a 4 year study that estimated the population of grizzly bears in Montana. The results confirmed what was assumed: the endangered grizzly bear population has grown. There are now an estimated 765 bears living in northwest Montana, in places like Glacier National Park. This number indicates that the population has grown by about 2.5X since the last survey was conducted.

Source: Montana’s News Station

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Human Interaction with Nature: The Grizzly Bear

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:11:50 +0000

Editor’s note: This is the last post in the “Human Interaction with Nature” series from students in Professor Simran Sethi’s “Media and the Environment” course at the University of Kansas. Our own Adam Bowman (who’s training is in videography) created this two-part wedisode on “the current debate about how to manage a growing Grizzly Bear population in the Northern Rocky Mountains.” The webisode was originally published on Friday, May 9, 2008.

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