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.
The Trump administration has finalized one of the most significant changes to the Endangered...
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.
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.
According to new research on wildlife and highways in Montana, the answer is: Over $4 million per bear.
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 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?
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.