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The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is in the process of considering plans for the restoration of grizzly bear populations to the Bitterroot ecosystem — which covers the western part of Montana and Central Idaho — where they have not been spotted regularly for decades.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is considering restoring grizzly bear populations to the Bitterroot ecosystem in Idaho and Montana

Grizzly bears were last observed in the area in person in the 1930s.

Heres a roundup of local stories that ran this week.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has announced its intent to evaluate possible restoration of grizzly bears in the

The new report estimates natural grizzly emigration from northern Montana to the Bitterroot will result in a breeding population forming in the next several years.

One way or another, grizzly bears are expected to begin fully returning to the Bitterroot Ecosystem within the next decade.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife is beginning the process to evaluate the restoration of grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem, located in west central Montana and east central Idaho.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take a new look at long-shelved efforts to recover grizzly bear populations in central Idaho wilderness areas.

Now's the chance to comment on more grizzly bears.