Several western state politicians seem none-too-happy with the decision.

https://www.prescottenews.com/index.php ... S0t61gNM0M

Statistics: Posted by Nikon_nerd — Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:38 am

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Author: Nikon_nerd

Posted: July 31, 2019, 5:38 pm

Read more here:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-restores-y ... 05062.html

Statistics: Posted by Nikon_nerd — Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:12 am

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Author: Nikon_nerd

Posted: July 31, 2019, 2:12 pm

tlveik wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:56 pm

Interesting. Reading that article reminded me that I have an infrared thermometer. I should bring that with me when I come out.

Tom

I've done that. It was interesting and people around me found it fascinating. Mostly 180s-190s, IIRC. I forgot it the last two trips though.

Statistics: Posted by Mike W. — Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:46 pm

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Author: Mike W.

Posted: July 29, 2019, 4:46 am

All over the 'net, for a day. A 9 year old girl was charged and thrown by a bison near Observation Point Trail.

“According to witnesses, a group of approximately 50 people were within 5-10 feet of the bison for at least 20 minutes before eventually causing the bison to charge the group,” the National Park Service wrote in a news release.

Easy for me to say from here, but the little girl did not appear to be seriously injured. Although she fell, she literally landed on her feet. Some reports said the Bison was being petted for a while beforehand.

On the other hand, it's not always possible to keep your distance from the big guys. A couple of times I've been standing and a Bison has walked over a rise within 10 feet of me. Once behind me so I didn't even know it was there until I turned around. So I just stood there and let them do their thing and they meandered away. What really upset me is I'm a picture taking fool and I figured I ought to just stand there and not take pictures.

Statistics: Posted by Mike W. — Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:38 pm

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Author: Mike W.

Posted: July 29, 2019, 4:38 am

Thanks for the happy news! We just missed seeing the cub last week as it was wandering near the highway. It still has an uphill battle though, being so small. And Felicia does not seem to be the best mother. When we were watching them in June, Felicia growled and snapped at the cub for no apparent reason. But let's root for the best! Maybe she can learn on the fly.

Statistics: Posted by billandkaren — Fri Jul 19, 2019 9:57 pm

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Author: billandkaren

Posted: July 20, 2019, 3:57 am

Felicia and Pepper have found each other again! Lengthy article in Jackson Hole News (with photo) here:


https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/env ... 9c4d0.html

Statistics: Posted by Nikon_nerd — Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:06 am

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Author: Nikon_nerd

Posted: July 17, 2019, 2:06 pm

Jeff, Thank you for posting the article. Very well-written and informative, confirming many of my thoughts and concerns about the long-term situation with the bears (and also the wolves). I give British Columbia some credit for simply outlawing the hunting of grizzly Bears on philosophical grounds of it being immoral to trophy hunt grizzlies. I know there are other opinions and I respect certain aspects of those who think differently (or at least try to). But as a society we need to start moving away from the archaic mentality that all critters are varmints, and it's pleasurable to kill the apex predators.

As the article points out the situation is complex. But I love the idea of bear rangers who volunteer to help manage the situation with roadside bears. I would be willing to help, as I'm able to.

Bill

Statistics: Posted by billandkaren — Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:37 pm

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Author: billandkaren

Posted: July 6, 2019, 4:37 am

Also at for those that don't do Facebook:

https://www.grizzlytimes.org/single-pos ... y-Bear-Mom

Statistics: Posted by Nikon_nerd — Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:22 am

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Author: Nikon_nerd

Posted: June 30, 2019, 1:22 pm

Lawsuit Filed to Force Trump Administration to Expand, Update Plan for Grizzly Bear Recovery
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/ ... 019-06-27/

https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-r ... a7902.html

Statistics: Posted by FavParks — Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:11 pm

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Author: FavParks

Posted: June 30, 2019, 4:11 am

Lawsuit Filed to Force Trump Administration to Expand, Update Plan for Grizzly Bear Recovery
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/ ... 019-06-27/

https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-r ... a7902.html

Statistics: Posted by FavParks — Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:11 pm

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Author: FavParks

Posted: June 30, 2019, 4:11 am

For those who would like to know more about poor Felicia's (the grizzly sow) life this is a decent article (regardless of whether you agree with the author's political views).

https://www.facebook.com/GrizzlyTimes/p ... =3&theater

Statistics: Posted by FavParks — Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:23 pm

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Author: FavParks

Posted: June 29, 2019, 2:23 am

That's great news about Soda Butte, Mike. It's one of my most favorite fly fishing streams in the Park. Good to hear that it's on the road to recovery.

As to the halt of mining in the Paradise Valley, I sent an email not long ago to Jon Tester (our senator) to thank him for introducing and pushing through the bill in Congress that prohibits hard rock mining in the Paradise Valley. The Mine near my house wanted to expand its mining operation. While the Mine is the #1 tax payer and employer in our County, sadly, most people don't have a clue on how destructive a hard rock mining operation can be, not only to the environment but, more importantly, how detrimental it can be to the health of the local human and wildlife residents who live there. Jon has always been a hard line democrat. So we haven't agreed on much over the years. But when Jon introduced and pushed the bill through Congress that saved the Paradise Valley from mining, I jumped for joy....no kidding. In fact, I was so ecstatic that I sent Jon an email to thank him for all his efforts to help protect and preserve the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. When it comes to Yellowstone and its extended treasures in the gateway communities, politics are put aside. Montanans will always pull together in a united effort to help save, protect and preserve what they hold dear to their hearts...YELLOWSTONE. What Jon did for all the folks who love Yellowstone and the Paradise Valley, made me proud to be a Montanan and grateful that we have a senator like Jon Tester to represent us. Heck, if he continues down this path of doing good, I might even consider voting for him in the next election.

Statistics: Posted by yellvet — Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:53 pm

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Author: yellvet

Posted: April 28, 2019, 9:53 pm

Interesting. Reading that article reminded me that I have an infrared thermometer. I should bring that with me when I come out.

Tom

Statistics: Posted by tlveik — Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:56 pm

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Author: tlveik

Posted: April 7, 2019, 12:56 am

A new thermal area has been discovered in the Sour Creek area near the existing Tern Lake thermal area.This was mostly discovered by thermal imaging and satellite photos.Quite amazing how quickly a large are of trees were taken out.

https://www.iflscience.com/environment/ ... llowstone/

Statistics: Posted by Mike — Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:46 am

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Author: Mike

Posted: April 6, 2019, 5:46 pm

Thanks, Yellvet, for the update on the proposed legislation. That would be great if this passes. There should be a buffer zone for the apex predators around the parks. I give Montana credit for taking a look at this as. Hopefully, Wyoming and Idaho will do the same.

--Bill

Statistics: Posted by billandkaren — Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:39 pm

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Author: billandkaren

Posted: March 30, 2019, 5:39 am