Brown Bears (Info, Pics and Videos)

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Post by brobear on 1 minute ago
TRUE GRIZZ by Douglas H. Chadwick.

Status: Listed since 1975 as threatened in the lower 48 under the Endangered Species Act.

Bottom Line: Reliable information about the natural history of the grizzly was unavailable before the brothers John and Frank Craighead carried out their ground-breaking studies in Yellowstone National Park. They didn't start until 1959, more than a century and a half after this giant carnivore was first reported by white explorers. With help from technology such as satellite monitoring and DNA analysis, new information is being compiled far more quickly today. But scientists have a great deal left to learn about one of the most complex mammals in existence, and the public's conception is still based largely on old-fashioned, hair-raising yarns. Reply