confirmed grizzly footprint on copper ridge

[vinemaple]

My brother has told me that a ranger from the Glacier ranger station said that a casting of a bear footprint was made up on copper ridge last year. The ranger told him that it has been identified as a grizzly print. Anyone else know anything about this?

[dmuja]

 

 

Anything within the red line below is in the 'North Cascades grizzly bear recovery area'. Estimates are between 5-20 bears in the Washington state cascades. Don't know about this particular "sighting" but I wou'int be surprised - to see one attending Belvue Community College some day.

 

 

"A recovery plan has been in place since 1997, but the federal government hasn't yet begun to implement it. "

 

http://www.conservationnw.org/wildlife-habitat/grizzly-bear

http://www.bearinfo.org/recovery.htm

http://www.nps.gov/noca/naturescience/bear-safety.htm

[vinemaple]

Thanks for the information. My brother and I have been to several "Grizz" public relocation meetings in the past. This was not a sighting from what I was told but rather a confirmed identification from a print casting.

Edited June 20, 2008 by vinemaple

[Stefan]

I saw one in the extreme nw of the pesayten in 1996 with a cub. quite a surprise for me see that thing.