Friend,

Years ago, more than 50,000 grizzly bears roamed the Lower 48 -- but today, only about 2,000 grizzlies remain.1

For decades, hunting drove down their numbers and development shrank their habitat. But even after this one-two punch, lawmakers still passed bills that opened up legal gray areas for shooting these bears near their recovery zones.2

Even if some lawmakers are opening the door for more killings, the U.S. Forest Service can help protect our grizzlies. Tell the U.S. Forest Service to expand and connect grizzly habitat.

Grizzly bears depend on their designated habitat to rebuild their diminished populations. Spring cubs should be able to safely roam, catch salmon, swim and play with their mom and siblings across our nation's wild areas.

But all too often, mother bears are hunted and killed, leaving orphan cubs behind.3,4

Experts say we need around 5,000 bears to keep America's grizzly population safe and healthy -- but with only 2,000 remaining, we're far from that goal.5 Right now, grizzlies need more protections and expanded habitat, but they won't get them without your help.

Add your name to keep grizzly bears and their habitat safe.

Left to their own devices, grizzly cubs like to wrestle, play and swim with their siblings. But just decades ago, a generation of cubs was tasked with a much greater responsibility: growing up and rebuilding the grizzly population from its all-time low of less than 1,000.

With federal protections on their side, this generation of grizzlies succeeded, and grew the population back to 2,000.

But now, the tides are turning against grizzlies once more and it's up to us to shelter them from the storm of extinction.

Stand up for grizzlies and tell the U.S. Forest Service to protect their homes.

Thank you,

Rex Wilmouth
Senior Program Director

1. Laura Lundquist, "Groups want land agencies to preserve grizzly denning habitat," 8KPAX, June 9, 2021.
2. "New Montana Laws Change Response to Grizzly Bear Management," Associated Press via USNEWS, May 17, 2021.
3. Mark Davis, "Orphaned grizzly cubs get rare second chance at Scottsbluff discovery center," Powell Tribune, October 7, 2020.
4. KiMi Robinson, "Here's what's new at Bearizona in 2021, plus an update on the orphaned grizzly bear cubs," AZCentral, January 27, 2021.
5. Laura Lundquist, "Groups want land agencies to preserve grizzly denning habitat," 8KPAX, June 9, 2021.