Grizzlies In The News
President Donald Trump's education secretary pick Betsy DeVos' sparked outrage among Democrats and many on social media when she cited the threat posed by grizzly bears in her response to a question about guns in schools during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. Here is her response. Tiny Wapiti Elementary School in rural Wyoming, which installed a bear fence around its playground in 2002 after a number of incidents involving bears, according to a 2005 Denver Post article.
With Grizzlys a hot topic in the news right now, there is a proposal to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascade Ecosystem.
The proposal describes three alternatives that would each work toward establishing a population of 200 grizzly bears by relocating bears from other areas into the North Cascades. An that encompasses 9,800 square miles in Washington state.
The U.S. portion of the ecosystem includes the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
If you would like to attend the open Houses on grizzly Restoration proposals, open houses will be held from 6-8 pm in 8 different locations. Please check in with the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. To larn more about the meeting locations.
