Doug Peacock has made it his life’s work to study grizzly bears. Last spring’s state-sanctioned Alaskan slaughter of these brown and black bears, along with several other predator species, has Peacock worried that grizzly bears in Montana might find themselves in a similar situation. In his latest for Alta Journal, the author and naturalist argues that killing bears and wolves to protect game animals doesn’t work and is environmentally dangerous. Peacock joins Alta Live to tell us about the 17-day Alaskan massacre of bears and wolves, detail the possible outcomes if states like Montana delist grizzlies as a protected animal, and make his case on behalf of the bears. You don’t want to miss this important conversation with one of the great grizzly advocates.
About the guest:
Author, disabled veteran, filmmaker, and naturalist Doug Peacock is the founder and president of Save the Yellowstone Grizzly. Peacock was a Green Beret medic in Vietnam and the real-life model for Edward Abbey’s George Washington Hayduke in The Monkey Wrench Gang.•
