In the Rockies, Pines Die and Bears Feel It
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The question of what grizzly bears eat, how much of it will be available in the future, and where, may hinge on the mountain pine beetle and the whitebark pine.
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By JEREMY HAINSWORTH  VANCOUVER (CP) - A report from a consortium of B.C. forestry-related organizations says the response to the pine beetle that has ravaged the province's forests has been overkill.
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The best available science indicates that the current level of sage grouse protection implemented in oil and gas fields is not enough to maintain the bird's population, according to wildlife biologists in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota and Utah.
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Sharpshooters will be used to cull an elk population that roams and sometimes rampages through Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.
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Science & environment: Sale of licences to drill for oil and gas rights in Alaska will threaten future of bears, experts warn
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By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 19--Normally, when a wildfire blackens hundreds of acres of sensitive resources, biologists bemoan the damage the flames caused the environment.   Not Sally Krenn.   The Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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Rockies groundskeeper Keros Johnson was trapped in the middle of an out-of-control tarp. When he finally crawled out, the wide-eyed Johnson was greeted by a sight he didn't expect &#151; Shane Victorino and Co. attempting to get the tarp under control.
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Warmer-than-usual winters are stoking fears for the survival of New Englandâs maple forests.
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CULEBRA CREEK, Colo  - As the snow melts from the towering peaks in the distance, Culebra Creek runs fast and the trout are biting. But Van Beecham, a fourth generation fishing guide, is uneasy.
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The apparently accidental death of a bear  in the Pyrenees has reopened a bitter row between mountain  farmers and environmentalists over whether bears should ever  have been reintroduced to the region.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Millions of hectares of dead pine-beetle wood, decades worth of debris on the forest floor and warm temperatures could combine for one of the worst forest fire seasons in British Columbia since the fires storms of 2003.
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By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 21--Yip. Yip. Yip. Howl. It's nice to be serenaded to sleep by coyotes.
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Even experienced hunters are feeling challenged by Maryland's first bear hunt in 51 years.
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An author who has written books on grizzlies has survived an attack by one of the bears in America's famed Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said on Thursday.
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Bear's stretch of outperformance is expected to end.
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By Christina Vance, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 10--The Sierra reminds me.   Trail hikers frequently talk of coming to their senses in the high places -- finding escape from the din of cell phones and honks of cars. They leave behind stuff-crammed buildings, carrying only a bag.
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The apparently accidental death of a bear   in the Pyrenees has reopened a bitter row between mountain   farmers and environmentalists over whether bears should ever   have been reintroduced to the region.