People Problems: Grizzly bear hunting, overcrowding and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The 16th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem held at Big Sky recently covered a wealth of topics about the region, which includes southwestern Montana.

Brett French, outdoor editor at the Billings Gazette, attended one day of the three-day event.

From that, he’s written stories regarding the pressures facing the region that national park and forest officials are seeing, as well as talks about grizzly bear management.