Despite a rash of high-profile poaching and self-defense kills this year, Grizzly bears are doing OK . . .
Despite several high-profile, human-caused grizzly bear deaths in recent months, experts from across the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem said Friday the overall trajectory of conflicts between humans and grizzly bears showed little increased cause for alarm — and some cause for celebration.
“What I’m seeing is a nice trend where communities are really pulling together and making a concerted effort to do the right thing with regard to grizzly bears,” said Jamie Jonkel, a Region 2 bear management specialist at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, at the semi-annual meeting of the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem subcommittee of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee.