GdlatinNF 



DeartodgeNF 



CurtarNF 



Beaverhead NF 



Shoshone NF 



RKOvery Zone/Primary Conservation Area 

 9210 Sq Miles 



Bridger-Teton NF 



Figure 1 . Location of the recovery zone/primary conservation area within Greater Yellowstone 

 Ecosystem. 



feelings of well being, this approach builds support and increases tolerance for an expanding 

 grizzly bear population. 



Along these same lines, the Governors' Roundtable produced a recommendation to allow grizzly 

 bears to inhabit areas that are "biologically suitable and socially acceptable." The level of social 

 acceptance of grizzlies in historic habitat is alterable, based on how the issues are approached, 

 and how much faith people have in managers. To maximize the area of Montana that is "socially 

 acceptable" grizzly bear range, the state planning and management effort will employ an 

 adaptive learning process to develop innovative, on-the-ground management. By demonstrating 

 that grizzly bear conservation can be integrated with broad social goals, public faith in 

 management can be enhanced and human tolerance of grizzly bears increased. This approach 

 already has demonstrated success in northwestern Montana along the Rocky Mountain Front, 

 where bear populations have increased and bears have reoccupied habitats from which they had 

 been absent for decades. 



