by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. and Mike Koshmrl, WyoFileFederal wildlife biologists list 63 Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bear deaths this year, a count that’s ahead of last year’s pace, when the highest number of mortalities on record was documented. Last year, there were 77 known and probably grizzly bear mortalities, surpassing the previous record of 70 in both 2021 and 2018. Double-digit numbers of grizzlies are typically shot and killed in hunter encounters every fall in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. “I was up on Togwotee Pass … in August … and I was absolutely horrified how poor the plants [were] — no berries.”In September alone, biologists added 17 ecosystem grizzly bear deaths to the 2025 list. Federal wildlife managers have “disregarded recovery data” and Washington bureaucrats “continue to obstruct delisting with needless delays and politicized decisions,” she stated.