Ep. 14, Grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with Dr. Chris Servheen

Join Mark and Sam for the top wildlife news stories including:

• Monarch butterflies get sick from the wrong milkweed 
• Landowners in Wyoming paid for elk presence?
• Unlimited wolf hunting bill dies in Montana
• Essay on insights into human wildlife coexistence using indigenous and traditional knowledge

Then, an interview with leading Grizzly Bear expert, Dr. Chris Servheen on how we can support Grizzly Bear recovery in today's political climate.

Chris was the Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 35 years until retiring in 2016. He coordinated grizzly recovery actions for grizzly bears in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington and cooperated with Canadian researchers and managers in adjacent areas of British Columbia and Alberta.

As a Research Associate Professor at the University of Montana, he taught International Wildlife Conservation for 18 years. He advised 21 graduate students at the University of Montana who worked bears and various research projects in the US and in 7 foreign countries. He was co-chair with Steve Herrero of the BSG for 12 years.

Dr. Servheen has also chaired 8 interagency Boards of Review on human fatalities due to grizzly bear attacks in the lower 48 states.