Environmental groups have urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take action to safeguard Rocky Mountain grizzly bears before the next administration takes office. The groups are advocating for measures to connect the bears' distinct populations, promoting their movement from the Yellowstone ecosystem in Wyoming to areas in Idaho and Montana, extending to Glacier National Park.
The petition, filed by Earthjustice lawyers on behalf of 14 organizations including the Sierra Club and Humane Society of the United States, emphasizes the importance of creating a naturally connected metapopulation of grizzly bears to enhance genetic diversity and demographic resilience.
