British Columbia Farmer Fined for Shooting Four Grizzly Bears

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  A complaint logged in 2014 led to a massive two-year investigation that eventually saw a B.C. farmer laid with six charges including killing wildlife out of season, unlawful possession of dead wildlife, failure to report killing wildlife, failure to state location of wildlife killed, and resisting or obstructing an officer from conducting their duty. […]

Montana Grizzly Delisting Inches Closer as Resolution Clears Final Vote

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  A Montana house resolution passed a final vote of the House this week in the state’s continued push to see the management of grizzly bears moved back to Montana’s wildlife agency. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, House Joint Resolution 15 cleared its first vote of the full House on Tuesday and final vote […]

Idaho Outlines Potential Grizzly Hunting Regulations

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  Last week the Idaho Department of Fish and Game proposed a number of regulations surrounding a potential grizzly bear hunt if the bears wind up being removed from the endangered species list in the coming year. The regulations, now open for public comment, would allow hunting in the eastern region of the state, closely […]

$10K Reward Offered for Information about Poached Idaho Grizzly

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In October of 2015 a radio-collared grizzly bear was found dead in the Grouse Creek drainage of Bonner County, Idaho. The incident is being investigated by officials from the Idaho Fish and Game Department and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Shooting a grizzly bear, unless for self-defense is a federal offense as the animals […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Delisting Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Due To Recovery

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, March 3, 2016.  Retrieved from http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=u.s.-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-delisting-yellowstone-grizzly-b&_ID=35492 Decades of Conservation Lead to Endangered Species Act Success; Service also releases recovery plan supplement and conservation strategy to ensure population continues to thrive. LAKEWOOD, Colo. – In response to the successful recovery of one of the nation’s most iconic animals, the U.S. Fish […]