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Swan Valley Bear News is published each spring and fall, offering tips for preventing human and bear conflicts and providing up-to-date information about bear research and local bears.
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Fall 2011
Grease 1: A look into the life of a nuisance bear
By Adam Lieberg, Northwest Connections
Swan Valley Locals Saavy to Bears
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Easy to Use Bear Electric Fencing Guide Now Online
Grizzly and Black Bear "Geneology"
By Diane Tipton, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Information Officer
Do Your Genes Flow?
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Swan Valley Bear Resistant Container Loaner Program
Bear Troubles, Who to Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How To Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2011
What Makes A Grizzly Bear Linkage Zone?
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Grizzly Population Growing
By Michael Babcock, Outdoor Editor (Reprinted with permission from the Great Falls Tribune)
Know Your Bear Attractants
Secure Your Trash With A Bear-Resistant Garbage Container!
Montana FWP Bear Manager's Report
By Diane Tipton, Statewide Information Officer
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
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Fall 2010
People and Bears Prize Montana's Huckleberries
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Swan Valley Bear-Resistant Garbage Containers: Tips and Tricks
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Bear Troubles,
Who to Call
Funds Needed for More Bear-Resistant Garbage Containers
Help Us Buy More Bear-Resistant Garbage Containers
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
Know Your Bear Attractants
Montana Highway 83 Claims Two Black Bears, One Grizzly
By Adam Lieberg, Northwest Connections
Be a Good Neighbor and Help Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2010
Spring brings challenges for bears and people
By Jessica Kissner, Northwest Connections' Landscape & Livelihood 2008 alumni
Bears Delay for Better Results
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Spring
Bear Wake Up Social
Bear Troubles,
Who to Call
Be A Good Neighbor and Help Bears Too!
Help Us with the Bear-Resistant Garbage Container Inventory
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
FWP Collaborates To Learn More About Urban Bears
By Diane Tipton, MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Statewide Information Officer
Lessons from Little Lenard
By Adam Lieberg, Northwest Connections
Be a Good Neighbor and Help Prevent Bear Problems
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Fall 2009
Roaring grizzlies viewed from tree stand; were they mating?
By Sally Thomason, Cooney Creek area resident
Cool Head Luke deters bluff-charging grizzly bear
By Luke Lamar, Mission Mountains Wilderness Backcountry Ranger
Bear Fair dispels myths
By Ali Vissichelli, VISTA volunteer at Swan Ecosystem Center
We've Never had a Problem
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Hunting in Bear and Lion County
By Patti Sowka, Living With Wildlife Foundation
Obituary: Albino Basin Male euthanized
$10,000 Reward
Bear Troubles? Contact Information
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2009
Spring at Montana Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
By Patti Sowka, MWRC Manager
Grizzly Monitoring Via Hair Snaring
By Jeff Stetz, USGS
Montana's Grizzly Bears: MTFWP Statewide Recap
By Diane Tipton, MTFWP
Profile of a Grizzly Den in the Swan Valley
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Bear Aware Neighborhood Approach in the Seeley-Swan
By Erin Edge, Defenders of Wildlife
A Food Storage Alternative for Campers
By Diane Tipton MTFWP
$10,000 Reward
Bear Troubles, Who to Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How To Prevent Bear Problems
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Fall 2008
Flying for Bruins
By Liza Ward, Swan Ecosystem Center
Tracking the Bear Collar
By Adam Lieberg, Northwest Connections
Seeley-Swan Bear Fair draws crowd, involves many
Hunters, avoid becoming the hunted!
Swan grizzly joins Cabinet-Yaak population
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
Obituary: Yearling female grizzly killed on Highway 88; Male grizzly cub drowns
$10,000 Reward
Bear Troubles, Who to Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2008
Black cottonwoods make perfect dens
By Liza Ward, Swan Ecosystem Center
Bugs and Bears at McDonald Peak
By Steve Lamar, Northwest Connections
Spring Wake-up Social a success
Bear Bear Season: Advice from the Bear Ranger
Radio collars provide data on bear mortality
Swan welcomes new biologist
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
$10,000 Reward
Bear Troubles, Who to Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How To Prevent Bear Problems
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Fall 2007
Stories prevent dangerous encounter with grizzly bear
By Tom Parker, Northwest Connections
DNA testing exonerates grizzly bears: Albino #191 avoids traps
By Liza Ward, Swan Ecosystem Center
Obituary: Large grizzly dies in bear/truck collision
A few tips for hunters
Tracking the Bear Ranger
By Mark Ruby, Swan Valley Bear Ranger
$10,000 Reward
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How To Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2007
Swan Valley grizzly bears in danger; people implicated
By Melanie Parker, Northwest Connections
Grizzly sighting reminders to bring in bear attractants
By Anne Dahl, Swan Ecosystem Center
Should you carry bear pepper spray?
Handling and using pepper spray
What to do if you see a bear
Bear ranger knows his way in the Swan Valley
Food Storage Orders Require Planning
Bear Managers Need Your Help
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
Permission for Bear Managers to Enter My Property
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Fall 2006
Obituary: Young female grizzly adopted for education dies mysteriously
By Erin Inkely, Brown Bear Resources
Holland Peak fire, will it affect bears?
Businesses with bear-resistant dumpsters
When Gettin' Fat Is Where it's At,
From Canada Get Bear Smart Bear Society Web site
Bear ranger visits campers to help people prevent human/bear conflicts
Early reporting is critical
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
Sites where grizzly bear hair was collected in 2004
Quiz: How Bear Aware Are You?
What's wrong with this picture?
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2006
Changing habitats and human activity threaten bears
By Tom Parker, Northwest Connections
Swan Valley school children learn about bears
By Leslie Hodgekiss, San Valley Elementary School teacher
Bear Resistant Containers: Loaner & Rental Program
Hair snagging research analysis nearly completed
By Jeff Stetz, U.S. Geological Survey
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
Sites where grizzly bear hair was collected in 2004
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Fall 2005
Cabin break-ins end in death of mother & cubs
By Patti Sowka
DNA Hair Snagging Research
By Jeff Stetz, US Geological Survey
Black Bear Research
By Melanie Parker, Northwest Connections
Pepper Spray prevents injury in bear attacks better than guns
Excerpts, U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Report
Obituary: Grizzly Bear #92; Black Bear Female With Two Cubs
Resistant containers foil bears; Available for rent or rent-to-own
Bear Troubles, Whom To Call
How to Prevent Bear Problems
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Spring 2005
We've Got Bears
Hansel & Gretel: its not a fairy tale
By Steve Lamar, Northwest Connections
Bear Facts: Swan Valley 2004 Bear Mortality
Feeding Bears is Against the Law
To Call or Not to Call
Whom To Call
Bear Resistant Gear
Trespassing Law Frustrates Bear Management
Cooperative Bear Efforts Underway
How to Prevent Bear Problems
Proper Use of Bear-resistant Containers
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Swan Ecosystem Center
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U.S. Forest Service Condon Work Center • 6887 MT Highway 83, Condon, MT 59826-9005
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| Office: (406) 754-3137 • Fax: (406) 754-2965 • Email: info@swanecosystemcenter.org |
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Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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