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April 29, 2010 Grizzly Relisted

In line with a U.S. district court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has reinstated regulatory protections for the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. The area comprises 20 million acres in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. In 2005, FWS announced that grizzly bears in the area had made a “remarkable recovery.” In 1975, when the species was listed under the Endangered Species Act, the ecosystem population was estimated at 220 to 320 bears, and these animals were jeopardized by loss of habitat and high mortality from conflict with humans. Three decades later, FWS declared that the population had grown to 600 bears, that the grizzly was no longer threatened, and that delisting was appropriate. The delisting prompted three lawsuits from conservation organizations. The plaintiffs claimed that FWS’s regulatory mechanisms to protect the grizzly once it is delisted are inadequate and that FWS did not sufficiently consider the impacts of climate change and other factors on whitebark pine nuts, a grizzly food source. The Montana district court found merit in these arguments, vacated the delisting, and remanded it to FWS. The September 21, 2009, court order effectively terminated the delisting on that date. FWS’s final rule is an administrative step that includes re-listing the grizzly in the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR Part 17). With the re-listing, all grizzly bears in the lower 48 states are designated as threatened. FWS says it is considering whether to appeal the court’s ruling. FWS’s final rule re-listing the grizzly bear as threatened in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem was published in the March 26, 2010, Federal Register.

couldn't the food supply arguement be used to counter the wolf management issues.... especially with the significan decrease in ungulate populations in areas of wolves?

nmplott wrote:couldn't the food supply arguement be used to counter the wolf management issues.... especially with the significan decrease in ungulate populations in areas of wolves?

You make a good point, but it will never fly. They will just say, "Oh the main source of food for grizz is not meat, but berries and such and the wolves benefit the grizzlys by killing elk and leaving the remains for grizzlys and other scavengers to eat." Nope, seen too many nature and wildlife documentaries to see where that arguement would go. The fact is Yellowstone, as awesome and as beautiful as it is, being an unspoiled heaven for wildlife can also be natures hell because of what the treehuggers and animal fruit loops are trying to do. They do not consider the carrying capaicity of the land versus the animals that live there. It is common sense that you put too many predators in one area certain ones will suffer. Same with the prey species. Yep, if they had a brain in their heads then they would see that bringing in the wolves had a huge impact on all species in the park and now way beyond the parks boundries. They will always find some lame weak excuse to justify it. It is truely sad that there are so many really stupid people out there that lack common sense.

What's even sadder, these are the people that our running our country!! If you think about it if we let things keep going the way they are going we all will be under the control of the "wolf pack" called our government!