Movements of GB 788 - Wind River Range - The Yellowstone Grizzly Project

Movements of GB 788 - Wind River Range

2/21/2018

The southernmost areas of the Wind River Range are now classified and considered territory of the Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear. Typically, with grizzlies, outlying territory is usually occupied and first inhabited by dispersing subadult males; Wind River is a leading example.

(http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/grizzly-range-is-stretching/article_5384c893-4c72-5195-9c28-e53c8f4d1066.html)

Grizzly bear 788 is one of many subadult males to inhabit the Wind River Range area. Grizzly 788 was first captured on August 13, 2014 at Bull Lake Creek on the Wind River Indian Reservation. At the time of capture, 788 was collared, allowing movements to be tracked. 788 was the first capture and GPS collar deployment in the Wind River Mountain area within Wind River Indian Reservation.

---Hnilicka, P. 2015. Grizzly Bear-Human Conflicts on the Wind River Reservation. pg. 69 in Yellowstone grizzly bear investigations: annual report of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, 2014. U.S. Geological Survey, Bozeman, Montana, USA.---

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Tyler Brasington is a native born and raised Pennsylvanian, yet proud current Wisconsin resident. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a B.S. in Environmental Science. Currently, Tyler is pursuing his masters in Natural Resources with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He has worked in Yellowstone National Park under the guidance and supervision of Dr. George Clokey and Dr. Jim Halfpenny.

Tyler is a current member of the International Association for Bear Research and Management, The Wildlife Society, and Polar Bears International.

Research and academic work has focused on different aspects of grizzly bear ecology and behavior. Ongoing research: spatial ecology and identification of females with cubs, and integrated approaches to monitoring grizzlies in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Side projects include: selected life histories of park bears, bear viewing etiquette and responses.

Currently Tyler is employed as a Park Ranger with the Bear Management Office in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). He previously worked as a Biological Science Technician with the US Geological Survey, National Wildlife Health Center and as a Biological Science Technician (Fisheries/AIS) in GTNP, and served as a volunteer, assisting the Bear Management Office in Yellowstone National Park.

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