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New Team Name, but Same Experienced Players Remain to Manage Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

Posted on: October 04, 2007

JACKSON – When the grizzly bear was delisted in the Yellowstone Ecosystem last spring not only did the status of the bear change, so did the name of the multi-agency group charged first with the recovery of the bear and now its ongoing management. The Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee’s (YES) new name is now the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee (YGCC). The YGCC will be holding its next meeting at the Snow King Center on October 24 & 25 in Jackson, Wyoming.

According to YCGG Committee Chair, Larry Timchak, Supervisor of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, “We are excited to launch the newly chartered Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee at our October meeting in Jackson. Though the grizzly bear is delisted for the greater Yellowstone, the committee will play a key role in helping maintain a recovered population.”

A companion news release just issued by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team (IGBST) highlights the population status of the now delisted Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population. The IGBST news release also reviews issues such as the status of grizzly bear food sources and human related mortalities.

According to Timchak, “Cooperative management between the federal and state agencies and local counties was a key factor that led to delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear. YGCC will help ensure this cooperative management continues into the future.” The purpose of this fall’s meeting is to not only review population data and discuss grizzly bear management issues, but to also help develop strategies for preventing future conflicts between people and grizzly bears.

The Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee includes representatives from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks; the Shoshone, Bridger-Teton, Caribou-Targhee, Gallatin, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, and Custer National Forests; the wildlife management agencies of the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Geological Survey. Representatives of the three state county governments and the Shoshone Bannock and Eastern Shoshone Tribes are also members.

The meeting is open to the public and time will be provided for public comment. Participants requiring special assistance to attend should contact Gregg Losinski at glosinski@idfg.idaho.gov or 208- 525-7290 or through the Idaho Relay Service at 1-800-377-3529 (TDD). The meeting will start at 1:00 PM on the Wednesday the 24th and at 8:00 AM on the Thursday the 25th. The Center is ½ block west of the Snow King Lodge.


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