CONSERVATION NEWS
October 25, 2017


Your weekly compilation of Y2Y conservation news stories from national, regional and local newspapers.


 
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Top Story

Habitat loss, not hunting, main threat to grizzly bears, Auditor-General says
Globe and Mail  - British Columbia's program for managing its grizzly bear population is not working, says the province's Auditor-General, citing loss of habitat, not hunting, as the animal's biggest threat.

Science News

Nature Ecology & Evolution - In this study, the authors argue that biocultural approaches, in combination with methods for synthesizing across evidence from multiple sources, are critical to developing metrics that facilitate linkages across scales and dimensions. 
 
Potential paths for male-mediated gene flow to and from an isolated grizzly bear population
Ecosphere  - Montana scientists project pathways to wider mating pools in the Northern Rockies, based on characteristic movements of male bears.
 
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Grizzly advocates can't agree on what's best for the bear 
Missoulian - Wildlife advocates forecast stormy passage of a coming effort to end federal protection of grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains.

DeSmog A forestry industry lobby group is working to undermine Canada's plans to protect endangered caribou, according to several experts.

Flathead Beacon Proposed budget cuts could stall Superfund work and undo conservation efforts.

Billings Gazette - "Something really big happened this year to change the distribution dynamic on the landscape," says Rick Wallen, the park's lead bison biologist.
Missoulian The National Park Service announced plans for peak season fee increases, doubling, or even more than doubling the current summertime fees at 17 parks, including Glacier and Yellowstone, according to a press release from the agency.

Mountain Journal  - The charismatic mountain mammals are climate-sensitive. But this is just one of the threats this elusive species faces.

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