Reintroducing Grizzlies into the North Cascades: A Controversial Conservation Effort
The North Cascades National Park once housed a large population of grizzly bears, but their numbers dwindled due to hunting and habitat loss. Efforts to reintroduce them are met with opposition from agricultural groups and concerns about potential impacts on tourism, salmon populations and bear-human interactions. Despite the controversy, many environmental groups, Indigenous tribes, and local governments support the reintroduction. As the debate continues, the fate of grizzly bears in the North Cascades hangs in the balance.
