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Montana Farm Bureau official urges state-level population management for grizzly bears after federal delisting
Summary
Karli Johnson of the Montana Farm Bureau told the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee that federal delisting has left some communities with limited tools to manage bears; she asked for state tools, funding for livestock-loss mitigation, and noted family safety concerns.
Karli Johnson, state affairs coordinator for the Montana Farm Bureau and a ranching mother, told the Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee she and neighbors have faced close grizzly encounters after a recent federal delisting decision. "The big bears push out the sows with cubs and the juvenile bears," she said, describing how displaced bears take up residence on community edges.
Johnson said the community-built 12‑acre grizzly enclosure around her yard and calving lots, paid in part with assistance from the livestock loss board, reflects steps ranchers have taken to protect children and livestock.…
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