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Yellowstone grizzlies off endangered list


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Removal of Yellowstone Grizzlies From Endangered List Ignites Controversy

To see how far we've come in restoring grizzly bear populations in and around Yellowstone National Park, consider: There are five times more grizzlies now than there were in 1975, when they were first protected under the Endangered Species Act. The area grizzlies roam has increased by half. And conflicts with bears attracted to landowners’ chicken coops now pose a greater threat than hunting. Thus far, Yellowstone grizzly bear recovery is by most measures a massive American wildlife success story. But is that enough?

Read more: National Geographic

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It`s now only a matter of time till they are back on the endagered list

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58 minutes ago, The Silver Thong said:

It`s now only a matter of time till they are back on the endagered list

How sad.

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A few years ago polar bears were taken off of the endangered list too.

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19 minutes ago, Michelle said:

A few years ago polar bears were taken off of the endangered list too.

That sucks too, Polar bears are moving south and breeding with grizzlies now

 

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About 700 grizzly bears that roam the Yellowstone National Park area will soon lose the protections they have had under the Endangered Species Act for more than 40 years, the Interior Department announced Thursday.

The change, which is set to take effect next month, is a sign of the major comeback by the Yellowstone bears. An icon of the American West, their numbers were driven to as low as 136 before the Yellowstone population and others in the Lower 48 states were listed in 1975. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in a statement that the grizzlies’ recovery is “one of America’s great conservation successes, the culmination of decades of hard work.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/06/22/yellowstone-grizzly-bears-to-lose-protections-after-42-years-on-the-endangered-species-list/?utm_term=.d71824a129bd

This is great news! Not very often does a species get delisted for recovery. 

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On 2017-06-22 at 9:44 PM, The Silver Thong said:

It`s now only a matter of time till they are back on the endagered list

They are still on the endangered species list in much of the Lower 48 however the population in the greaterbyellowstone area has recovered enough to no longer be considered endangered. The species it's self is of least concern.

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5 hours ago, Thanato said:

They are still on the endangered species list in much of the Lower 48 however the population in the greaterbyellowstone area has recovered enough to no longer be considered endangered. The species it's self is of least concern.

Then relocate them not kill them

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I'd love to even see a bear in the wild, the closest I ever got was to a half blind bear called size when I worked at colchester zoo we made her a new enclosure with massive rocks,pools and a stone"cliff"as a foot note she was the bear used in a sugar puffs advert when she was a cub and I've just found it

 

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Last time I saw a bear I could smell it`s breath. Nose to nose, I could have kissed it but I wasn`t sure if it was a boy or a girl bear. Tip, when you go to the dump look before you jump out the door.

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3 hours ago, The Silver Thong said:

Then relocate them not kill them

relocate them to wear and why. It relocate bears from much larger populations first? 

These bears in the states will be managed like any other species and it won't be open season but will be a handful of tags and most will go unfilled.

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2 hours ago, Thanato said:

relocate them to wear and why. It relocate bears from much larger populations first? 

These bears in the states will be managed like any other species and it won't be open season but will be a handful of tags and most will go unfilled.

 Northern Canada I don`t mind more bears

So why do people spend thousands of dollars to bag one.

We sent wolves to yellowstone and it`s turned out pretty good.

 

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1 hour ago, The Silver Thong said:

 Northern Canada I don`t mind more bears

So why do people spend thousands of dollars to bag one.

We sent wolves to yellowstone and it`s turned out pretty good.

 

The wolves should also be delisted but thier are lawsuits to prevent it.

because hunting trips are not cheep, especially when you pay a guide.

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1 minute ago, Thanato said:

The wolves should also be delisted but thier are lawsuits to prevent it.

because hunting trips are not cheep, especially when you pay a guide.

Are you saying as long as I have money I can kill what ever I want.

 

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10 minutes ago, The Silver Thong said:

Are you saying as long as I have money I can kill what ever I want.

 

If you have a tag and the ability sure. But tags are hard to come by for rare species.

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12 minutes ago, Thanato said:

If you have a tag and the ability sure. But tags are hard to come by for rare species.

Ummm ok  so it`s all good. I`m going to go shoot me some pygmy`s how much money does that cost.

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An estimated 150 grizzly bears occupy ranges that lie partly or entirely within Yellowstone

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breading bears sorry
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And since when was it legal to hunt in a national park

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8 hours ago, The Silver Thong said:

And since when was it legal to hunt in a national park

It's not and it won't be. The bears inside the park are only in danger if someone decides to get a closeup.

this is for state management of the bears in the neighbouring states.

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