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True Recovery: 7 Things Grizzlies Need
Recent actions by the Trump administration have fundamentally changed the conversation around grizzly bear recovery. Here are the 7 things grizzlies need in order to survive.
18 Montana Organizations Call for Mandatory Bear Spray for Hunters and Trappers
A coalition of 18 Montana conservation organizations and 46 individuals has submitted a formal petition to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks asking the agency to require hunters and trappers to carry readily accessible bear spray while hunting or trapping in grizzly bear habitat.
Critical Grizzly Habitat at Risk: New Rule Gives More Weight to Economic Interests
A new Endangered Species Act rule changes how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluates whether areas should be excluded from designated critical habitat, making it easier for economic interests to outweigh habitat protection.
Public Comment Open: Stop the Expansion of State Control Over Grizzly Bears
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comments on a proposed rule that would expand state authority over federally protected grizzly bears while they remain listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Deadline August, 17, 2026
Trump Administration Finalizes ‘Harm’ Rule. Weakening Endangered Species Act Protections
The Trump administration has finalized one of the most significant changes to the Endangered...
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly Supports the Grizzly Treaty: Indigenous Wisdom Must Help Lead Grizzly Bear Recovery
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly proudly supports The Grizzly: A Treaty of Cooperation, Cultural Revitalization and Restoration, aka the Piikani Treaty, and believes Indigenous sovereignty, traditional ecological knowledge, and centuries of stewardship must help lead the future of grizzly bear recovery.
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Legislative & Management Threats Facing the Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear is under pressure from an accelerating wave of policy rollbacks. Recent changes to the Endangered Species Act have weakened habitat protections, new federal proposals would expand state authority over managing federally protected grizzlies, and political efforts to reduce safeguards continue to gain momentum. Combined with habitat loss, fragmentation, and increasing human-caused mortality, these actions are steadily dismantling the protections grizzly bears need to recover and survive in the lower 48.
The $4 Million Bear: Why Grizzly Recovery Is an Economic Decision
According to new research on wildlife and highways in Montana, the answer is: Over $4 million per bear.
Grizzly Final Rule Delayed Until December 2026
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly has agreed to an extension of the federal grizzly bear delisting rule deadline to December 18, 2026.
The Myth of Hunting
Hunting is often promoted as a way to control grizzly bear populations and reduce conflict but bear experts told Montana’s Governor’s panel something very different.
Three Seeley Lake Grizzlies Not Ok
Three Grizzly Bears NOT OK after Encounter with Hunters east of Seeley Lake. The official headline reads: “Hunters OK after encounter with three grizzly bears.” The real story?
100k Year End Campaign ~ Help Protect Grizzlies Before It’s Too Late
We’re headed back to court to protect the Grizzly. We are entering a pivotal stage in the fight to keep the grizzly bear protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Thanks to your past support, Save the Yellowstone Grizzly (SYG) has led the legal fight that has kept grizzlies from being hunted, trapped, or delisted in Greater Yellowstone.
Who’s Behind the Delisting of the Grizzly Bear?
The grizzly bear — an icon of wild America — is once again in the crosshairs. Not just of rifles, but of politics, profit, and power. A growing movement is working to strip the grizzly of federal protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), paving the way for trophy hunts, habitat destruction, and increased bear killings.
Comments Needed to Protect the Grizzly Bear in the Lower 48
Your voice needed! Public Comment Period On New Delisting Rule Extended: Submit Comments by May 16, 2025.
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly (STYG) applauds the recent decision by the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to deny petitions from western states seeking to delist grizzly bears and permit a trophy hunting season. This decision upholds the grizzly bear’s protected status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for now, marking a significant victory influenced in part by a lawsuit settlement involving STYG.
Saving the Grizzly from Delisting … Again
2024 is shaping up to be a critical year for grizzly bears and the isolated landscapes they call home: As climate change heralds in an unprecedentedly dry winter in the Northern Rockies, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is preparing to announce a delisting plan for grizzlies in February, removing the protections of the Endangered Species Act. State officials in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho are eagerly planning for the prospect of a trophy hunting season.
Stunning, capturing and traumatically transporting grizzlies, all in the name of delisting
Montana to start trucking grizzlies into Yellowstone region to improve delisting prospects.
Return of the Grizzly!!!
This powerful 37-minute documentary follows the path and challenges of the “explorer bear,” the pioneering young male grizzlies that come from small, isolated core populations. The grizzly bear needs to explore and pioneer new habitats to spread its gene pool, and its long journeys are increasingly driven–and hemmed in–by the ravages of climate change.
Return of the Grizzly!
Save the Yellowstone Grizzly is proud to announce the recent premiere of our newest film, Return...