Grizzly bears could be restored to the Bitterroot ecosystem
Grizzlies have been spotted in the Bitterroot, but the ecosystem doesn’t have an “established population.”
Last week, however, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a public scoping period to consider options for restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem — although it said one option is not taking any action.
(It said an “established population” of grizzlies means two or more breeding females or one with two consecutive litters.)
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