The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has proposed a new federal rule redefining how grizzly bears may killed legally by the states and management agencies. Task Force President Patty Ames said, “We’re a long way from true biological recovery of grizzly bears and this proposed rule puts us further away,” said Task Force president Patty Ames. “The Conservation Strategies are being trashed and kill permits are being handed out to the states and the Forest Service like candy. It’s no way to manage a species like the grizzly.”
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Task Force Comments on the Proposed 4(d) Rule for Endangered Species Act That Expands Grizzly Killing
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has proposed a new federal rule redefining how grizzly bears may killed legally by the states and management agencies. Task Force President Patty Ames said, “We’re a long way from true biological recovery of grizzly bears and this proposed rule puts us further away,” said Task Force president Patty Ames. “The Conservation Strategies are being trashed and kill permits are being handed out to the states and the Forest Service like candy. It’s no way to manage a species like the grizzly.”
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A New Vision for Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Northern Rocky Mountains
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The Status of the Grizzly Bear and Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Northern Rocky Mountains
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Analysis of Road Density and Grizzly Bears in the Ninemile Demographic Connectivity Area west of Missoula
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Lolo National Forest Connecting Three Grizzly Recovery Areas Map
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Grizzly Bear Denning Habitat and Demographic Connectivity in Northern Idaho and Western Montana Report
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Research that Task Force Funded is Published in Science Journal
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