James is joined by Molly to talk about bears, and the campaign to remove them from the Endangered Species Act. 

Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm

https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/ 

https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20 

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf 

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/ 

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm 

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/ 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska 

https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf 

https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/ 

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A 

https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/ 

James is joined by Molly to talk about bears, and the campaign to remove them from the Endangered Species Act.&nbsp;
Sources:
<a href="https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm">https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/news/missing-hiker-and-bear-encounter-victim-identified.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/">https://www.hcn.org/issues/49-9/zinke-went-to-bears-ears-to-listen-but-supporters-felt-unheard/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20">https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2054303113549381650?s=20</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf">https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/10/25/16-30033.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/">https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Endangered-Species-Act-at-50/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm">https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5829a2.htm</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/">https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/16/dying-wolf-struck-by-snowmobile-shown-off-in-wyoming-bar/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261982557_Efficacy_of_Firearms_for_Bear_Deterrence_in_Alaska</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf">https://www.bearwise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/efficacy-of-bear-spray-smith-et-al.-2010.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska">https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2026-05-07/after-legal-challenge-alaska-judge-approves-states-revised-bear-cull-in-southwest-alaska</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28097859-250506-mulchatna/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A">https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/34?Hsid=HB0364A</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/">https://propakistani.pk/2026/05/28/mma-fighter-killed-in-bear-attack-in-canada/</a>&nbsp;

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Bears! And the Guys Who Don’t Like Them

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