GLOSSARY 



ARM ~ Administrative Rules of Montana 



ATV — All terrain vehicle 



BLM ~ Bureau of Land Management 



CARA ~ Conservation and Reinvestment Act 



CEM — Cumulative Effects Model 



COY --Cubs of the Year 



DNA — Deoxyribonuleic acid — the molecule that encodes genetic information 



DNRC ~ Department of Natural Resources and Conservation 



EIS ~ Environmental Impact Statement 



FWP - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. 



GIS ~ Geographic Information Ssytem 



GYE — Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This area includes all lands in or adjacent to 



Yellowstone National Park. 



IBA — International Association for Bear Research and Management 



IGBC — Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee. 



IGBST — Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. A multi-state, multi-agency group studying 



grizzlies in the greater Yellowstone area. 



MCA — Montana Codes Annotated 



MDOT — Montana Dept. of Transportation 



MEPA ~ Montana Environmental Policy Act 



MFGC ~ Montana Fish and Game Commission 



MFWPC - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission 



MFWPC ~ Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission 



MOU — Memorandum of Understanding. 



NEPA — National Environmental Policy Act 



PCA ~ Primary conservation area or the designated recovery zone. This area will receive more 



intensive management which favors the needs of grizzly bears. 



PEIS ~ Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 



use — United States Congress 



USPS — United States Forest Service 



USFWS - United States Fish & Wildlife Service 



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