UM study: Montanans share common love toward grizzly bears
A highway billboard in Missoula reminds motorists that grizzly bears are a reality of life in the Treasure State. (UM News Service)
MISSOULA – For an animal whose population barely tops 2,000, Montana’s grizzly bears hold an outsized presence in the psyche and politics of the Treasure State.
Small wonder, then, that Montanans, though likely never to have seen a grizzly, hold strong opinions about the legendary bruins — opinions they readily shared for a study by the University of Montana and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, which was just published in the journal Conservation Science and Practice...
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