USFS And USFWS Redefine “Secure Habitat” For Grizzlies, Reducing Protections

Forest Service Tries to Illegally Shrink "Secure Habitat"  in Huge Deforestation Project Spurring Lawsuit to Protect Grizzlies

Grizzly in Yellowstone. Photo: NPS / Jim Peaco. Grizzly bears were put on the Endangered Species List in 1975 — 51 years ago. They will not be recovered until bears from the Northern Continental Divide and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem can naturally connect to provide crucial genetic exchange to prevent irreversible inbreeding. Yet, despite having a legal mandate to recover the species, the Forest Service continues to log, burn, and build ro…

Viewpoint: 1 acre of forest habitat for grizzlies is nonsense

Dave Stalling writes, "A grizzly bear does not care about bureaucratic definitions. It cares whether the landscape provides enough secure habitat to survive." One acre is not habitat security. Continue reading…

USFS And USFWS Redefine “Secure Habitat” For Grizzlies, Reducing Protections

The U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service redefined “secure habitat” for grizzlies within Montana's Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, changing the standard from a 2,500-acre minimum secure habitat patch size to just one acre, according to a lawsuit brought by Montana conservation organizations.

Lawsuit challenges USFS’, USFWS’ drastic redefinition of "secure habitat" slashing grizzly protections in critical connectivity corridor - Western Environmental Law Center

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