Where We Work
People and Carnivores’ core work is the implementation of tools and practices to facilitate carnivore movement, in service of wildlife connectivity and range expansion.
We work primarily on the Western Montana landscape between the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem and Idaho’s Bitterroot ecosystem to ensure that large carnivores can travel in between these core habitats. We also advise on projects, distribute our guides and manuals, and coordinate resources for various stakeholders around the American West.
Large carnivore restoration and reconnection in the Northern Rockies cannot be accomplished without sufficient, contiguous habitat that provides a safe place for bears, wolves, and cougars to find security, mates, and food. The land is there, but many areas are highly developed. To be good habitat for carnivore connectivity, we have to make sure carnivores don’t get into trouble with attractants along the way such as livestock, garbage, crops, and other human foods.
Currently, the grizzly bear populations in the Lower-48 states are more or less island populations, with little to no natural, direct connection or genetic exchange with other grizzly bear populations.
