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Grizzly bear continues to offer insight into human-bear relationship
Canadian Geographic - A
female grizzly whose activities have been monitored via GPS collar since 2014, has been re-collared for a third time as researchers continue to look for ways to help Alberta's threatened grizzly population.
CBC
- Now in its third year, a program spearheaded by the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations captures pregnant female caribou and allows them to raise their calves in a protected environment free of predators before eventually releasing them.
'Things are looking bleak' for a wolf pack in Banff National Park
Calgary Herald - "Any of the animals that occupy the Bow Valley, out of necessity have to be somewhat habituated. But we believe at least one of these wolves has crossed over into what we call food conditioned."
Casper Star Tribune -
A federal wolf expert has retired, and the federal Fish and Wildlife Service says it is not planning to fill the position because the agency doesn't expect to be in charge of wolves after legal steps have been made to take wolves out of the hands of federal managers.
Billings Gazette
- Wildlife officials hope this summer to restore a population of black-footed ferrets to a pair of western Wyoming ranches where the species, for a time believed extinct, was rediscovered in the wild 35 years ago.
Washington Post - The Washington Post spoke recently with the National Park Service Director about how officials are trying to tackle budget concerns, how climate change is likely to alter treasured landscapes and how the agency can attract a more diverse cross-section of Americans to national parks.
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