There’s a new effort to discover if the habitat of the grizzly bear, known also as the “brown bear”, includes the North Cascades in Washington. Scientists are putting out hair snags and remote cameras to obtain possible evidence.

This is very exciting news! From what I’ve read in the past about brown bear habitat, the thoughts were that grizzly bears were limited to Alaska and remote wildnerss regions in and around Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana. I’ve heard reports of possible grizzly habitat in northern Idaho, but never Washington.

You can learn more by reading “Scientists seek proof of N. Cascades grizzlies” in seattlepi.com. Bill Gaines, wildlife biologist for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, is quoted in the article, saying, “We think there’s a few bears wandering around out there, but it’s probably very few.”

Let’s hope they locate evidence of some.

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Grizzly bear. NPS Photo by Bryan Harry

Have you ever wondered if polar bears and grizzly bears could share the same habitat? I hope they can.

A great reminder about the large range of habitat required by grizzly bears is highlighted in “Grizzlies moving into polar bear region” in the Green Space column on Philly.com. Scientists have confirmed that grizzly bears have moved northward into Manitoba, Canada — previously considered to be the exclusive realm of polar bears. Learn more.

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