Public Comments Sought On North Cascades Grizzly Recovery Proposal
A draft plan crafted to see grizzly bears restored to the North Cascades Ecosystem of Washington state proposes to release bears that would be treated as a "nonessential experimental population," a designation that would provide more options for managing the species, which currently is protected under the Endangered Species Act. The last confirmed sighting of a grizzly bear in the U.S. portion of the ecosystem was in 1996.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2023 1:09pm