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Grizzly 399 with a cub in Grand Teton National Park (photo undated).
Posted inWildlife

Offspring of beloved grizzly bear hit and killed in Grand Teton National Park

Avatar photo by Associated Press May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — A 5-year-old bear that was a member of a well-known and beloved grizzly family in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park died after it was hit by a vehicle, the same fate that befell his mother late last year, wildlife officials said Tuesday. Park rangers found the body of the male bear, known as […]

Grizzly bears were first granted federal protections in 1975.
Posted inWildlife

Future of grizzly bear conservation in question once again as USFWS cancels public hearings

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson January 31, 2025February 1, 2025
Hellbenders spend most of their lives under rocks in cool, fast-moving streams.
Posted inConservation, Wildlife

New research sets out to study hellbenders in the Smoky Mountains

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
Two endangered black-footed ferrets look out from their burrow.
Posted inConservation

Meet the black-footed ferret, the species getting a second chance at survival

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park
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Relocated grizzly bears settling in to Yellowstone; management decision set for ruling

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 19, 2024December 20, 2024

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