Should feds reintroduce grizzly bears to the Bitterroot? USFWS seeks input

This story is excerpted from the MT Lowdown, a weekly newsletter digest containing original reporting and analysis published every Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Jan. 17 announced that it’s initiating a public input process that could help clear the way for reintroducing grizzly bears into the Bitterroot.  The agency, which is charged with managing threatened and endangered species, is considering the move after a federal court ruled that it had erred by failing to act on a 2000 record of decision establishing a framework for a reintroduction of a “nonessential experi