Grizzly bears. They define charismatic megafauna. Huge animals that draw both human admiration and fear. Once they roamed the entire country, though that was a long time ago. Today there are pockets of grizzly bear populations in the Rocky Mountains from Yellowstone to Glacier National Parks.
Among the questions that revolve around grizzly bears is how many are too many, are they a threat to humans, should they be removed from the landscape, or protected?
To explore those issues our guests today are Erin Edge and Joseph Vaile from Defenders of Wildlife, a nonprofit wildlife advocacy organization.
0:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
0:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
1:12 Black Woods - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
1:56 Washington National Park Foundation
2:20 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
2:40 Friends of Acadia
3:04 Smokies Life
3:26 NPT Promo
5:54 Episode 333 - The Future of Grizzly Bears
42:11 Kenai Fjords - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
42:48 Episode Closing
43:07 Orange Tree Productions
43:40 Splitbeard Productions
43:52 National Parks Traveler footer
- By Jess Repanshek - July 20th, 2025 7:00am








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