Tag: grizzly

December 16, 2021

Montana to formally request grizzly delisting

The state of Montana plans to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requesting that the agency remove grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem from...

February 19, 2020

As Montana grizzly numbers climb, so do bear deaths

The number of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) killed in train collisions, car accidents, poaching and the removal of troublesome bears remained at a record high last year in the...

March 1, 2018

Montana opts not to open grizzly hunts due to court battles

While Idaho and Wyoming may offer limited grizzly hunts this year, Montana officials are postponing any decision to allow hunts there, citing ongoing court battles. The three states are permitted...

November 1, 2017

For Yellowstone grizzlies, paths may lead out of isolation

When Yellowstone grizzlies lost their threatened status last June, advocates for the bears feared they were too isolated to sustain their populations without federal protections. The grizzlies (Ursus arctos) are...