Grizzly bear buffs and ranchers in the Madison Valley share at least one goal — conserving the wide-open landscape required by both the bruins and the ranchers to thrive.
Grizzlies continue to disperse from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a reality recognized years ago by the Madison Valley Ranchlands Group. A game camera recently captured an image of a sub-adult grizzly in the Tobacco Roots west of McAllister.
Madison Valley Ranchlands Group President John Crumley addresses the media Tuesday at the Ennis-Big Sky Airport during an event focused on reducing conflict with grizzlies as the bears move out of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Now, the ranchlands group hopes funding designed to reduce grizzly conflicts will boost efforts already underway to facilitate co-existing with the bears.