“Heart of the Grizzly Bear Nation” Questions Government Claims of Grizzly Bear “Recovery”

Dr. David Mattson questions government claims of grizzly bear recovery in this hour-long video and this Report presenting an alternative vision of robust recovery for grizzly bears in the lower 48 states.

Government spokepeople would have us believe that the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bear population continues to grow at a rapid pace, fueling dramatic increases in distribution, and that they know with remarkable precision how many bears are there.

In fact, Dr. Mattson explains, we know very little about the current size and trajectory of this bear population. Moreover, episodes of rapid increase in distribution have more plausibly been driven by changes in habitat and diet than by increases in bear numbers.

Click here for our press advisory that summarizes Dr. Mattson's presentation. It includes a link to the video of his presentation and an annotated, video timestamp index to highlights.

You can also go straight to the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pfIBnZtjTw .

Or, you can download the Heart of the Grizzly Bear Nation Report here.

(This post updated 6/20/19 to include the new Report).

This article published on February 12, 2019 • [Permalink]