Grizzly bears will return to the North Cascades of Washington state.
Federal agencies has decided to restore the bears, moving them from other ecosystems like the Rocky Mountains or interior British Columbia, the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"Grizzly bears occupied the North Cascades region for thousands of years as a key part of the ecosystem, distributing native plant seeds and keeping other wildlife populations in balance," the NPS wrote. "Populations declined primarily due to direct killing by humans.
According to the NPS, agencies seek to move three to seven grizzly bears per year for a period of five to 10 years to establish an "initial population of 25 bears." The United States portion of the North Cascades ecosystem spans about 9,800 square miles, the NPS said, which is larger than New Jersey.
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