Yellowstone National Park

IGBC Still Studying Grizzly Re-Listing, Bitterroot Meeting Postponed

By Nick Mott • 14 hours ago

Grizzly bear recovery zones. — Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee

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IGBC Still Studying Grizzly Re-Listing, Bitterroot Meeting Postponed

State, federal and tribal wildlife officials are figuring out what returning Yellowstone-area grizzly bears to the endangered species list means for managing other populations of the animal.

Interior Secretary Extends Mining Ban North Of Yellowstone Park

By Corin Cates-Carney • Oct 8, 2018

In Montana's Paradise Valley, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signs an order extending an Obama administration ban on new mining in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park by 20 years, October 8, 2018. — Corin Cates-Carney

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Interior Secretary Extends Mining Ban North Of Yellowstone Park

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed an order yesterday extending an Obama administration ban on new mining in the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park by 20 years.

Zinke stood with this back to the Absarkoa Mountain Range, the peaks half hidden in clouds hanging low over the Paradise Valley, as he said some places should not be mined, even though he describes himself as “a pro-mining guy”.

Zinke Expected To OK Block On Mining Claims Near Yellowstone

By Associated Press • Oct 4, 2018

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has scheduled a visit next week to Montana, where he's expected to finalize a proposal to block new mining claims on the forested public lands just outside Yellowstone National Park.

Zinke, a former Montana congressman, plans to sign documents and make a "major announcement" about conservation on Monday in the Paradise Valley area, Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift said Thursday.

Swift declined to give further details except to say it was an issue Zinke had been working on for years.

Yellowstone Grizzly Re-listing Means Montana FWP Plans For NCDE Uncertain

By Nick Mott • Sep 27, 2018

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bear Biologist Cecily Costello at the Wednesday meeting — Nick Mott

Editor’s Note: After this story aired, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks contacted us about how we characterized the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem’s grizzly bear conservation strategy. See the * below for clarification.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is going ahead with business as usual on a rule related to removing grizzly bears in and around Glacier National Park from the endangered species list.