the artice states they hyprocracy. "The most recent confirmed grizzly sighting anywhere close to this state took place in May 2012, about 20 miles north of the Canadian border.
Researchers had set up cameras at a bait station, hoping to get images of wolverines, the ferocious carnivorous scavengers that also are making a comeback in the Cascades.
What they got was photo of a grizzly bear, which doesn’t require ID to go back and forth across international boundaries."
Just because they arent confirmed does not mean they are not here. A memeber here and a Silver aroow Club member saw a Grizz and told 2 USFS rangers that he saw one up in the Pasayten Wilderness when coming back from a high hunt. they scoffed at him so he informed the rangers that it had an ear tag and was scaping a large tree and exactly where it was seen they became much more interested in what he had to say. that was at least 10 years ago if memory serves right.
Perhaps people with emotions like these
“Please ensure that there are wild grizzlies for my grandchildren to imagine roaming the mountains; even if it is unlikely they will ever see a wild one, it is important to know that they are there, living free, in our backyard of the North Cascades.”
Should find comfort that they ARE here and that since seeing them is not important Eye witness accounts should be enough.
Lets not for get the accouts talked about on here OR the fact that a young one was mistakenly shot out of the NE by some guys hunting black bear that was BIG news a few years back... That however must have slipped this investigative reporters minds.... despite the fact that It WAS covered in Seattle news possibly even the ST....
Perhaps those who are enamored with wolves and Griz should spend more time deep in the woods looking for them instead of dreaming about them in the Concrete jungle.
