Keep it Wild – Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center and Keeping Wild Bears, Wild
As paddlers gear up for the spring season, we reached out to Chris Wiese at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center (GWDC) in West Yellowstone, Montana, to learn about their collaboration with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC), and how their “grizzly ambassadors” help to certify food storage products as “bear resistant,” as part of a wider effort to prevent human and bear conflict and ultimately keep wild bears, wild.
An IGBC certification applies to all species of bears, including the black bears who coexist with humans in the BWCAW.
To learn more about their mission and view their exhibits via grizzly and wolf cams, visit: www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/
For information about food storage orders in the Boundary Waters Wilderness and the Superior National Forest visit: www.fs.usda.gov/r09/superior/news…2-bear-aware-food
All photos courtesy of the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center.
Keep it Wild is supported in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
