The Recovery Plan goal is to maintain at least 500 genetically diverse grizzly bears. The grizzly bear population has been estimated at about 600 bears for a density of between one grizzly bear per 15.6-36.5 square miles (or one bear per 10,000 – 23,333 acres). The Greater Yellowstone area covers portions of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho and depending on the source and how much additional land is included, the Greater Yellowstone area covers between 6 million and 14 million acres.
Grizzly Bear Range and Distribution Map – Updated 2018 – redrawn from US and Canadian Fish and Wildlife sources. The Recovery Zone does not have a breeding population, but has been proposed as a place to establish another population in the future.įigure 1. Five Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones have been established (Figure 1) that have grizzly bear populations and one Recovery Zone. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and state biologist. Since grizzly bears are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act, their populations are constantly monitored by the U.S. There are only five grizzly bear populations in four western states (not counting Alaska). It is also about where you can go to hike, camp, hunt and fish and be confident that your chances of running into a grizzly bear is minuscule. This post is about where grizzly bears can be found and how many can be found there. This is not the way to convince my friends that it is safe to come hike, camp or hunt with me.
#Flawless body razor Patch#
I knew a bear biologist that wore an eye patch because a grizzly took his eye when it bit him in the face. I cringe when I see the nasty scars and hear them describe the sounds and sensations of teeth scraping on their skulls. We have all seen too many bear attack stories on T.V., where some poor hiker tells the horror story of their grizzly encounter. Any discussion about grizzly bear populations and distribution should be a conservation issue, but my friends obviously think it is a hunting issue, because it limits the places they want to hunt. I started researching grizzly bear populations and distribution because friends of mine from the South, though they don’t come out and admit it, are afraid to hunt in the West because of grizzly bears. We have been planning an elk hunt in Wyoming, where we will pack in with horses and set up a wall tent in an area where grizzly bears have been seen. I live in the Inter-mountain West in an area that no longer has grizzly bears and though the occasional wolf from Yellowstone passes this way, there have been no grizzly bears. Seeing a grizzly bear in the wild is a thrilling experience, but everyone doesn’t want that much excitement, especially at close range.
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