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Idaho. There hasn't been a confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Washington since the late 90s. They're presumed to be extinct in WA.
by cushychicken 7y ago
Idaho. There hasn't been a confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Washington since the late 90s. They're presumed to be extinct in WA.
- herdrick 7y agoThey're there, though. https://www.backcountrychronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/grizzly-bear-distribution-range-map-2018.gif https://www.backcountrychronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/gri... EDIT: Also https://www.backcountrychronicles.com/grizzly-bear-distribution/ https://www.backcountrychronicles.com/grizzly-bear-distribut...
- cushychicken 7y agoProbably. "Confirmed" just means that, if someone saw one, nobody was able to officially corroborate the sighting.
- cushychicken 7y agoI hadn't seen that news about someone seeing a grizzly in the Cascades. I've been to the North Cascades several times. Ranger guidance has always been "There aren't really any meaningful populations of grizzlies here. We're pretty sure that, if there is one here, it's a transient from Canada." You still have to take bear precautions there because of black bears, though.