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From L to R - Back Row: Chris Servheen, Gene Terland, Jay Slack, Jeff Kershner, Harv Forsgren, Bob Vaught, Janet Wise, Dave Brittell, Jim Unsworth, Tony Hamilton, Chris Smith
From L to R - Front Row: Bob Naney, Tom Tidwell, Ellen Davis, Jim Claar
Federal agencies have responsibility for and are directed by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to utilize their authorities, in cooperation with state and local agencies, to promote the conservation of endangered and threatened species. Listed in 1975, the threatened grizzly bear is one of these species.
The Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan, issued initially in 1982 and revised in 1993, outlined several tasks to be implemented to bring the grizzly bear back to the point where protection under the ESA is no longer required. Considerable grizzly bear research, monitoring, and management activities have been undertaken in past years by a myriad of agencies, institutions, and private individuals.
In 1983, the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) was established to help ensure recovery of viable grizzly bear populations and their habitats in the lower 48 States through interagency coordination of policy, planning, management and research. One of the objectives of the IGBC is to coordinate management and research actions of State and Federal Agencies related to the grizzly bear to ensure the best utilization of available resources, and prevent duplication of effort.
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