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Defenders in Action: Defenders Secures Grizzly Habitat Near Grand Teton National Park
Defenders of Wildlife recently completed successful negotiations to gain control of and retire the grazing rights to 16,370 federally owned acres in crucial grizzly bear habitat. Removing sheep from the land, adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, will secure vital habitat for grizzlies in the Yellowstone ecosystem and solve chronic problems of sheep depredation.
Defenders accomplished this deal through The Bailey Wildlife Foundation Proactive Carnivore Conservation Fund. This new fund pays for efforts to reduce potential conflict between large predators and livestock using electric fencing, livestock guarding dogs, scare devices, alternative grazing lands and retirement of grazing allotments.
"This is a win-win solution for everyone involved," says Minette Johnson, Defenders northern Rockies field representative. "The retirement of the [grazing] lease will permanently provide habitat where grizzly bears can roam freely without coming into conflict with domestic sheep."
