IGBC Committee 25th Anniversary

This year is the 25th Anniversary of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC). A jovial celebration and presentation of awards on June 21 was held at the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area in Seeley Lake, Montana, north of Missoula. What is the IGBC, you say? It is a group formed of federal and state...

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The Grizzly Bear - a cowboy poem

Consider now the Grizzly Bear, there�s information I could shareAbout this noble, fearsome beast, of which we used to know the leastOf any mammal of its, size, carnivorous or otherwise. Let�s classify the Grizzly Bear, because you know we really care,Its Latin name is sure to thrill us, Ursus arctos horribilis,It isn�t...

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Polar bears at the Burke

Hi Seattle polar bears fans,I thought you'd be interested in this polar bear event at the Burke museum in Seattle this coming weekend featuring Steve Kazlowski's images and a talk by my polar bear research colleague Dr Steve Amstrup.This event "The Last Polar Bear" features stunning photography by wildlife photographer...

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