Grizzly bears, like mother bruin 399 and her cubs, are worth exponentially more alive for the regional economy than any license revenue generated by hunting tags to kill them them as trophies. Every year millions of people head to Greater Yellowstone's national parks hoping to catch a glimpse of live grizzlies, generating untold millions of dollars in expenditures getting there, staying in motels, eating at restaurants, hiring safari guides, frequenting shops and buying gas. Photo courtesy Syler Peralta-Ramos and Wyoming Wildlife Advocates. To see more of Peralta-Ramos' work go to sylerpr.com
Grizzly bears, like mother bruin 399 and her cubs, are worth exponentially more alive for the regional economy than any license revenue generated by hunting tags to kill them them as trophies. Every year millions of people head to Greater Yellowstone's national parks hoping to catch a glimpse of live grizzlies, generating untold millions of dollars in expenditures getting there, staying in motels, eating at restaurants, hiring safari guides, frequenting shops and buying gas. Photo courtesy Syler Peralta-Ramos and Wyoming Wildlife Advocates. To see more of Peralta-Ramos' work go to sylerpr.com