Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2007 Last of the Wild West: the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear By Charles R. Preston, PhD It was warm for early spring, and a welcome, […]
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Bear Country Bare Necessities
Although appearing as cuddly as their toy store counterparts, wild bears are not to be played with. Being safe in bear country is critical. After all, when visiting nature, you are the guest, and the goal is to not disturb […]
Taking to the Field with the Draper Natural History Museum – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 2010 Taking to the Field with the Draper Natural History Museum By Jennifer McDonald Nature buffs are always excited at the opportunity to “take […]
Museum Minute: Yellowstone’s “Most” Famous Bear: Bear 104
Bear 104 was a female grizzly bear who made her home on the edge of Yellowstone National Park and Shoshone National Forest, near a very heavily used road. As tourists […]
Treasures from Our West: Grizzly bear
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2012 Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Each year, visitors to the Greater Yellowstone region cite the grizzly bear as the one thing they […]
Bear-ly Making It – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West in Spring 2002 Bear-ly Making It: Can Homo Sapiens and Ursus Arctos Horribilis Make History and Coexist? Ed. note: More than thirteen years later, grizzly […]