The federal government%27s map identifying the five different ecosystems holding grizzly bears in the Lower 48%3B all of which are %22biological islands%22 unconnected to one another. The one in brown at the top is the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem and the one in yellow%2C below it%2C is the Selway-Bitterroot Ecosystem of northern Idaho and western Montana. There is no grizzly population there today but it%27s been identified as grizzly-friendly wild lands and a key place which could help connect bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem%2C to the south%2C with bear populations to the north. Map courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The federal government%27s map identifying the five different ecosystems holding grizzly bears in the Lower 48%3B all of which are %22biological islands%22 unconnected to one another. The one in brown at the top is the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem and the one in yellow%2C below it%2C is the Selway-Bitterroot Ecosystem of northern Idaho and western Montana. There is no grizzly population there today but it%27s been identified as grizzly-friendly wild lands and a key place which could help connect bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem%2C to the south%2C with bear populations to the north. Map courtesy US Fish and Wildlife Service.