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Grizzly bears could be restored to the Bitterroot ecosystem

by By KEILA SZPALLER Daily Montanan
| January 23, 2024 7:00 AM

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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