A Fierce Advocate for Grizzlies Sees Warning Signs for the Bear by : Yale Environment 360
e360: I want to talk to you about the listing and the delisting of the grizzly. In 2007, I believe it was, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the grizzly from its threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. But then conservationists sued and got the courts to re-list the bear last year, and the federal government is now appealing that. You believe the grizzly should be listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act. Why do you believe that’s important, particularly given that the grizzly population right now is at a pretty good level? I think it’s something like a modern-day high. Isn’t that right?
Peacock: That’s what they believe. And I don’t have any hard evidence to contradict that opinion. But you know, that’s a soft number. Nobody knows for sure, even though counting grizzlies is kind of a cottage industry. People can make a good living doing that kind of estimation.
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