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Return of the Grizzly
Return of the Grizzly

Our new film The Return of the Grizzly is about the novel ground zero initiatives underway to save the species, including a planned system of under- and overpasses designed to give “that male bear, that explorer bear, that innovative bear, the bear with culture and genes for linkage,” the opportunity to connect isolated populations before they are all “snuffed out, traits lost.” (Barry Gilbert).

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Etiquette in Grizzly Country
Etiquette in Grizzly Country

Westward Expansion saw grizzlies mindlessly exterminated with no regard to the bear’s relationship to life or land. Today, in the contiguous United States, their population has “recovered” to roughly 2% of their historic population. This population remains confined to a mere 1% of their natural range. Now, they exist primarily within the protections of national park boundaries and the wilderness areas that surround them.

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Explorer Bears
Explorer Bears

Explorer grizzly bears, essential for connecting bear populations, are dispersing to the edge of their ecosystems due to climate change. They are being harassed and killed at an alarming record setting rate. The bears must be shown tolerance–especially by the Federal Wildlife Service–and given “room to roam” in their new habitats. If removal from the endangered species list is dependent upon connectivity, then killing explorer bears will forever keep grizzly populations separated and unrecovered.

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