Grizzly bear sighting confirmed on Vancouver Island

-Times Colonist
A weekend sighting of a grizzly bear on northern Vancouver Island has wildlife officials concluding the large carnivores have migrated from the mainland and are likely here to stay.

Wild Bear Targeted For Birth Control Plan

(Although it is mentioned in the article, some things can never be said enough. DEAL WITH YOUR DAMN GARBAGE AND YOU WON”T HAVE BEAR PROBLEMS!!!)
Clare Ogilvie, Canwest News Service
WHISTLER — A controversial plan to put a wild bear on birth control has stirred up a hornet’s nest in this resort community.
Jeanie, a large black bear [...]

Grizzly bear hunt on hold due to declining population

by James Stevenson, The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Alberta will continue to suspend its controversial spring grizzly bear hunt into 2009 amid growing evidence that numbers of the iconic carnivore are significantly lower than earlier estimates.
But the province’s Sustainable Resource Development Minister Ted Morton won’t order a status review of the grizzly - which could see [...]

Grizzly found in polar bear country

High-Arctic sighting more evidence of population’s spread northward
Ed Struzik, The Edmonton Journal
Published: Sunday, February 03
EDMONTON - Charles Francis was flying across Melville Island in the High Arctic conducting a shorebird survey with two other biologists last summer when they spotted what they thought was a polar bear feeding on a muskox.
This, however, was one dirty [...]

Beginning of the End for the Yellowstone Grizzly?

(When it comes to grizzlies, no one is more of an authority than Doug Peacock. Peacock was a friend of Ed Abbey, and the inspiration for the character ‘Hayduke’ in his novels.)
Playing Politics with Endangered Species
Beginning of the End for the Yellowstone Grizzly?
By DOUG PEACOCK
On March 29, 2007, the Department of the Interior removed federal [...]

‘Polargrizz’ goes to Idaho

Trophy hunter takes home first known grizzly-polar bear cross
Joel Kom, The Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - The stuffed carcass of the world’s first known cross between a polar bear and a grizzly is on its way to the Idaho home of a wealthy American hunter who killed the animal this spring.
Jim Martell shot the bear in April [...]

Weekly News Round-up

Here’s some news stories that caught my interest this week that I thought I would pass along. I will be adding more stories as the day goes on, so check back Monday for the full post.
WILDLIFE/ENVIRONMENT/ANIMAL RIGHTS
Grizzly Bears Spotted Near Independence Pass, Colorado
It has just been reported that 2 hunters who are experienced with [...]

British Conservationists Want to Bring Back Bison, Bears and Wolves

A conservationist group in Scotland known as the Wild Beast Trust has proposed the reintroduction of a wide variety of extirpated animals to the British Isles, including the bison and the grey whale.
An article from icwales.co.uk
I wish I could find the blog they refer to, bit alas…

Wildlife News Blogs

Here in Yellowstone Country the critters are constantly making news. Buffalo, bears, and wolves, especially are constantly under attack from small-minded humans. And then there’s this whole escaped elk thing (don’t get me started on that.)
Luckily for those of us who like to read about our critter neighbors, there are a few good sites that [...]

Bison Repels Grizzly Attack

This is not a new thing. I saw this on a poster in a bookstore in Gardiner, Montana (where it turns out the photographer lives.)
Check out his wild photos at www.miketercek.com