The agencies are in a state of denial about what's happening on the landscape.

Eventually it's going to be up to a court to decide, because that's where this whole issue is headed.

They need to greatly expand the recovery areas to assure that grizzlies have a sound future.

This is blood that can't be spilled without major consequences.

We could turn what has been a success and the Yellowstone grizzly is a success into something with a different ending with neglect.

The government's plan confines Yellowstone grizzlies to an area too small to keep bears here and healthy in the long term.

We would love to see grizzlies taken off the Endangered Species list - when they're ready, ... But that can't happen if the laws protecting grizzlies are weakened, and if they lose the few remaining scraps of land that support them.

It is a tremendous success story, but the last chapters aren't yet written.