WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Here's the latest of several disturbing reports about the impact this year's drought is having on bears.

Grizzlies in Greater Yellowstone dying at a rate of 1 every 2 days
Forty-six grizzly bears have died this year in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and in mid-September to mid-October, they were dying at the rate of about one every two days, due in part to poor natural food resources. Fourteen of those deaths were attributed to removals because the bears were killing livestock. Ten remain under investigation. The details of deaths due to conflicts with hunters may be available by the time the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee meets on Nov. 3 and 4.
-Jackson Hole News & Guide