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David Mattson
- Jan 19, 2017
Fog of Science II: Appling and Oranging Grizzly Bear Numbers
There is a quip about comparing apples to oranges. The idiom is typically used to dismissively refer to some benighted person who has...

David Mattson
- Jan 12, 2017
Fog of Science: The Stealth Advocacy of Grizzly Bear Numbers
Muddy Science Science is a value-laden and often political process. The proximal means for this dis-objectification can be found in the...

Louisa Willcox
- Jan 8, 2017
Trash Talk: Cooke City Cleans Up Garbage, Saves Bears
photo by Judy Tilly. The press coverage of endangered species management tends to highlight conflicts. “If it bleeds, it leads.” All too...

Louisa Willcox
- Dec 19, 2016
Keep Grizzlies Protected: A New Film About Why Grizzlies Still Need Federal Protection
Today marks the release of a film entitled Keep Grizzlies Protected (http://www.keepgrizzliesprotected.com/) by noted filmmakers Anthony...

Louisa Willcox
- Dec 15, 2016
A Grizzly Tribute to John and Frank Craighead
Photo: Craighead Institute Earlier this fall, world-famous scientist and grizzly bear researcher, John Craighead, passed away at the age...

David Mattson
- Nov 30, 2016
3% Is Not Enough: Towards Restoring Grizzly Bears
The Delisting Scramble November has offered us more than just the ghastly aftermath of our national elections. We have also been visited...

Louisa Willcox
- Nov 24, 2016
What Can We Learn From Romania's Grizzly Experience?
Photo by scoopempire.com In an astonishing move, the government of Romania recently banned trophy hunting of the country’s large...

David Mattson
- Nov 11, 2016
What's in a Grizzly Name?
Labeling and Naming From the time our hominid ancestors first uttered a semiotic grunt, we humans have been obsessed with categorizing...

David Mattson
- Nov 3, 2016
Witches, Hillary Hatred and Communities of Hysteria
Justified Intolerance? I recently came across a publication by the Pew Research Center reporting on how those supporting Trump and...

Louisa Willcox
- Oct 31, 2016
2016 Poised To Be Deadliest Yet for Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
(Photo by Jeffrey Pang) Many readers might be surprised to learn that in Yellowstone most adult grizzly bears die because a human kills...