National Parks Traveler Episode 42: Yellowstone's Grizzlies, Fort Matanzas National Monument

By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2019 7:00am

How are Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears faring? Kerry Gunther, the park's bear expert, joins the Traveler this week to discuss the current state of grizzlies in the park and whether their population is growing or dropping. Erika Zambello takes listeners on a short audio trip to Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida.

:02 Welcome to National Parks Traveler
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:32 Discussing Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears with Kerry Gunther
15:58 National Parks Traveler promotion
16:14 Washington's National Park Fund promotion
16:51 Yankee Freedom promotion
17:33 Interview with Kerry Gunther continues
28:34 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
29:11 Friends of Acadia promotion
29:45 Erika Zambello visits Fort Matanzas National Monument
37:34 North Cascades Institute promotion
37:54 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
38:19 What’s happening in the National Park System heading into winter?
44:08 Orange Tree Productions

Yellowstone National Park

Fort Matanzas National Monument

National Parks Traveler Podcast

By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2019 7:00am

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Permalink Submitted by Bill Baehr on December 2, 2019 - 1:29pm.

It's great to hear that the NPS in Yellostone is training the bears to keep their distance from feeding near roads with aversive therapy. It would be great if this policy was adopted throughout the NPS, especially so in GTNP.

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