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RAISING THE BAR OF RECOVERY

Grizzly bear numbers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are tracked
closely and have been increasing. Often, the number of grizzlies met the
population goals of the USFWS years before the bar was set.

Estimated grizzly population

800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100

1982 - The USFWS issues the
Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.
Goal: 300 Grizzlies
Goal Acheived: 1995

2017 - USFWS establishes a
new population threshold.
Goal: 600 Grizzlies
Goal Acheived: 2002 (This
goal was acheived 15 years
prior)
2017 - USFWS establishes a
management objective.
Goal: 674 Grizzlies
Goal Acheived: 2008
(This goal was acheived
nine years prior)

from Wyoming license and conservation stamp sales,
and the federal excise tax on hunting and recreational
shooting equipment paid to state wildlife agencies
from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.
" The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission and
hunters have hugely committed to bear recovery.
We're spending up to $2 million annually to monitor,
study and deal with bear conflicts, including damage
payments. There is no management of the population
at this point and we have no authority to do so, " said
Peter Dube, Game and Fish Commission president.
" If the bear is not delisted, the federal government
will need to step up. This can't continue solely on the
backs of sportspeople. "
Frustration continues to mount. The cost - both
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monetary and socially - has steadily increased with
the griz's swelling range. The land grizzlies can ecologically occupy hasn't changed. There are more bears
pushing outward and into new places. The demographic monitoring area in Wyoming's northwest
was demarcated in 2013 and represents the portion
of the state that is biologically and socially suitable
for long-term grizzly bear viability. That means it
contains large tracts of undisturbed habitat, less roads
and minimal people. It encompasses state, U.S. Forest
Service and private lands.
" The range is expanding with the ever-growing
population of bears., " Thompson said. " Grizzly bears
are fully utilizing all suitable habitat in the Demographic Monitoring Area (DMA) and have spilled well



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wyoming Wildlife magazine

Cover
From the director
In this issue
A couple pennies
Mailbag
Opening shot
News
Griz on the Go poster
Ask Game and Fish
Grizzly Glossary
Bruin Challenges
Allure of the grizzly
Grizzly Q&A
Wild Country Dispatch
Backpage
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Cover
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - From the director
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - In this issue
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - A couple pennies
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Mailbag
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Opening shot
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Wyoming Wildlife magazine - News
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Griz on the Go poster
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - 10
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Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Ask Game and Fish
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Grizzly Glossary
Wyoming Wildlife magazine - Bruin Challenges
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