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From Yellowstone to Glacier National Park, from Wyoming to the Canadian border, the Northern Rockies are vital ground for grizzly bears and other wildlife. You can help protect and connect habitat in the Lower 48’s last remaining stronghold for one of America’s most iconic animals!

Vital Ground is an accredited land trust that protects important chunks of private land (known as wildlife corridors) from subdivision and dense development. By keeping these spaces open, we connect the larger forest and mountain areas that grizzlies and countless other species call home. We make sure all living things have room to roam and adapt as the world changes around them. We also help local partners keep wildlife and people safe in these important areas with bear-proof garbage bins, electric fencing for livestock, bear spray and many other conflict prevention tools.

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Griz Quiz + Answers

1. Grizzly bears are: a) carnivores b) omnivores c) herbivores
2. True or false? Grizzlies only live in the Rocky Mountains.
3. A typical grizzly bear family includes: a) Mom and 1-3 cubs b) Mom, Dad and 3-5 cubs c) 2 adults and no cubs
4. True or false? Grizzly & brown bears are the same species.
5. True or false? Grizzlies are the world’s largest bear species.

Answers:
1) B — grizzlies eat everything from fish and elk meat to berries and roots!
2) False — grizzlies live in many mountain ranges, and some even live beyond North America in Russia, Iran and Slovenia!
3) A — Grizzly mothers usually give birth to 1-3 cubs, who live with Mom for 2-3 years before she gives birth again.
4) True — Ursus arctos is called the grizzly in the Lower 48 but often known as the brown bear in Alaska, Canada and other countries.
5) False — polar bears are slightly larger on average.

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