Hunting advocacy organizations and politicians are inciting a moral panic about grizzly bears, oversimplifying an inherently complex ecological problem.
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Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
The key to understanding shifts in climate and life on Earth is sustained long-term research. Enabling this research to take place should be a priority for universities and governments.
Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.
We need to understand how bears are affected by climate change, and how those stresses might create new risks for humans.
Genetic analysis of grizzly bear populations in British Columbia has revealed a connection in how bear and human cultures may have responded to the landscape.
As warming temperatures shift the availability of key food sources, Alberta’s grizzly bears will be forced to adjust.
Never before have grizzly bears, black bears and polar bears been found living in the same place.
Wildlife hunts are supposed to be grounded in sound science, but new research casts doubt on this assumption.
A bitter debate has erupted over the British Columbia government’s recent decision to end grizzly bear trophy hunting. Here are the pros and cons of stopping the hunt.
The grizzly bear of Yellowstone is expected to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act. But a survey of grizzly bear researchers finds flaws in how wildlife experts evaluate scientific data.
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