The Last Arizona Grizzly
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Most of the narration of this video comes the blog of Emily Jane Willingham. She gave me permission to use her writings in the making of this video. Here is a link to her blog:
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The last grizzly bear to walk free in Arizona was killed in the early 1930's on Escudilla Mountain in the eastern part of the state. Author Aldo Leopold was stationed at Escudilla during that time working for the forest service. He described it as such ""THE GOVERNMENT TRAPPER WHO TOOK THE GRIZZLY KNEW HE HAD MADE ESCUDILLA SAFE FOR COWS. HE DID NOT KNOW HE HAD TOPPLED THE SPIRE OFF AN EDIFICE A-BUILDING SINCE THE MORNING STARS SANG TOGETHER... ESCUDILLA STILL HANGS ON THE HORIZON, BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU NO LONGER THINK OF BEARS. IT'S ONLY A MOUNTAIN NOW." While there haven't been grizzly bears in Arizona for almost 100 years now, there are some environmental groups working to get the grizzly reintroduced to places like the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains, where ample habitat exists for the apex predators to survive.
Opening Song: Estun-Bah
I visited the place where the last grizzly in my county died (San Bernardino) and it was very lonely because it must have been a sight to behold to see one in person
At least you still have black bears
@@Antonya944 Arizona still has black bears too
@@geechyguy3441no shit a guy got killed and eaten by one month or so back near Prescott
@@axlneztsosie3176 Shit I honestly wouldn't expect that, are attacks common over in AZ? Here in Socal the bears are quite shy
@@geechyguy3441 the bears are not shy in California. They are Oreo burglars now
Until now, I didn't even realize that grizzly bears once existed in Arizona! And I once again not surprisingly learned that the settlers killed them off just like they did with the jaguars. I pray that wild Arizona survives!
We still have jaguars! Only a handful though
Very much enjoyed this video. Well done
is there anything humans cannot ruin?
This is an amazing Video! Powerful stuff!
Couldn’t have done without you pops
We have three enormous grizzly siblings at the ranch in the Purcells at 4,000 feet. We've never lost a calf to these boys. They need to change their target species to do that, and they eat a LOT of irrigated hay, all you can eat. We'd go to the "wet" cafeteria dump near dusk over in Windfall, Alberta (Athabaska watershed) and the largest grizzly are right there. WE'd see fifty bears feeding, then near dusk Big Boy would show up, 50% larger than the 2nd largest bear. I'll never forget just how big that bear was. Trophy moose come out of that watershed and are the largest in the Alberta Game book. It's the black bears that will kill you: they're nasty and on the other side of Lake Windermere.
First off, the Mexican greys are hybrids, there are also solid white and solid black wolves in town chasing the elk so there are some timber wolves in the area now as well. We have mountain lions and other bears in the area so not all big predators are gone. The wolves are in large packs so as soon as they aren’t played with by the government as pets every month and they become wild there won’t be the same hiking etc as there has been.
The grizzlies were ferocious and if they are introduced again there will be regret as the country is so populated now, not like it was when they roamed free.. you already have wolves in all the towns in the White Mountains, they will soon be in Phoenix and we will see how wolves scaling fences like the coyotes do now has an effect on the population..
haven’t the wolves decimated the elk population in Yellowstone? You can’t take and out animals where only a few thousand people used to live in the state to a hugely different population now.. tigers were all over the East but you look at their numbers now, you just can’t have wild animals loose in towns.. we aren’t Alaska with huge areas of no populations.. Arizona is too populated now. We are no longer the Wild West.. the conflicts will continue and I think it is sad people say it is ok if someone is killed so they can roam free or it is ok if you don’t want to be outdoors-stay in the city. I don’t live in the city and have been in the country my entire life and currently live a few miles from Escudilla.. my family have been here over 100 years.. these old people you talk of aren’t dying off to forget.. just wait till the problems pile up, then this thinking you have will have wisdom added. Until the. You are quite mistaken… do you think they were ignorant in their lives? I can’t believe how society now thinks they have the answers and are smarter than those who endured life in its hardest times. Blows my mind how people think they are so much smarter now.. there is so much ignorance and you act like those who lived that life were ignorant.. such a sad thing to see.
Interesting take, and I respect your opinion. However, I do disagree with you. Just as In France, Spain, Austria and Italy (populated for sure), there is plenty of room for a population of grizzly bears. What their presence brings far outweighs any issues. I guarantee that grizzly bears bring in far more money to the state of Wyoming than all the ranchers put together. Why? Because visitors to the state know they are there and they want to come and see them. Now I realize this creates problems to a small degree to ranchers who raise livestock for a living. The reality (not the myth) is that grizzly bears are very tolerant of livestock, and ranchers can be re-imbursed should a rogue bear loss be incurred. To the question of whether Arizona has room, there is no doubt the state could easily support a healthy population. Would it be profitable for the state to have them? Absolutely. To the question of whether people are finally ready to quit believing the myths and embrace it's needed presence? Well, that sir, is the real question.
@@steveabbott1202 interesting take but I disagree. 1st if grizzly bears were reintroduced to all of their home range no one would travel just to see grizzly bears. 2nd I doubt "grizzly bear" specific revenue out earns cattle ranching in Wyoming or anywhere else . 2nd grizzlies absolutely will kill live stock and ranchers will be reimbursed for grizzly kills just like wove kills. .. .. so basically they won't be reimbursed. Yes the guberment has a program they created to "appease" the ranchers but they don't use it, it's called a bait and switch.
3rd the grizzly bear that was native to Arizona was the "Mexican grizzly" and is extinct. Introducing a completely different subspecies of grizzly isn't " restoring the environment " its political capitulation to the wrongfully educated.
Buncha ecosystem "experts" (dummies) think we need predators. Most live in cities (lol).
What’s the instrumental you use for your intro, the flute. I love it !
It’s from a group called Estun Bah and the song is called Mountain Spirit. The album is called From Where the Sun Rises and I highly recommend the whole album.
I live right by this mountain in a little town and my dad is related to the person who killed the last one in Arizona.
Please upload more videos!
I’ve had two new babies over the past 3 years so my work has been on hiatus but I’m already planning my comeback. Lol. Thanks for the push.
Blue & Black River area is beautiful
Love your Chanel! -Bethany
Thank you Bethany !
I once saw a brown bear far north of rio rico Az going towards the canyons it was a great experience!
You are sure it wasn't a black bear?
Ben Lilly was a badazz! Thank you Ben Lilly! Now we’ve got a serious black bear problem in the Gila. Wish you were still here Ben Lilly!
Fascinating video, heartbreaking, but fascinating.
Thanks for watching Mikey!
WE have a number of extra grizzly, beaver, and cougar if you need them. Greetings from Canada and the headwaters of the mighty Columbia. We send you all that water as well!
Interesting but misguided overall. The wolf reintroduction in AZ has been a mess with the feds being unwilling to meaningfully handle wolf human conflicts. Reintroducing grizzlies would also create the same mess with the added safety hazard of a predator that is large enough to view humans as food being introduced to an area where many people take their families in the summer for camping and outdoor recreation.
We live in a world full of risks. You’re more likely to die of a car accident than be eaten by a grizzly. I don’t see why we can’t improve the greater ecology even with the risk of death to human or livestock. Other parts of the world are coexisting with apex predators. It can be ugly at times but it doesn’t mean they should cease to exist. I understand that the people on the front lines of predator reintroduction bare the brunt of when things go wrong but there are solutions that can be achieved over time.
If they reintroduce them we will handle them like we do wolves and mountain lions, we will kill them.
Nothing the feds can do to stop it.
We will NOT let hippies in cities endanger our lives, our children's lives, and our livelihoods
keep you scared butt out of the woods if you are scared of other predators. I've been in the back country all my life and being in the eco system with all the great predators is the best high you can imagine once you let go of your weak fears and enjoy true nature. The worst predator on the planet is the 2 legged human predator .
So you are part of the problem you are trying to make the outdoors the city than stay in the city with no animals. I would love to see them I go to Prescott almost every weekend to offgrid camp and love it no wonder I haven't seen any bears up there yall ancestors killed them all for us to enjoy for you to modernize the forest??? Wtf so yea if you want to keep family kids safe come prepared or stay away from areas that have heavy traffic of animals we have the city they have there wilderness let's keep it that way so we can all live together even if one of us has to get eaten so what shows we are not top of the food chain without our weaponry.
@@keeparizonawild156 how would brown bears improve ecology? The video didn't really explain it
as an Eastern Arizona resident it stills boils my mind that Grizzlys roam these mountains.
There were grizzlies in the Great Plains of the Midwest. They were widespread. Would you ever be open to the idea of grizzly reintroduction in eastern Arizona?
@@keeparizonawild156 yes, it definitely would take some time to adapt to learning with them then against them.
The best places for grizzly reintroduction would be
-northeast oregon
-northeast colorado
-northwest utah
Because those areas are close to other grizzly populations.
Diverse gene pool is critical to the health of the population.
I mean northwest colorado
And northeast utah
I agree with your list
It’s happened with the giant saltwater crocodiles, they are abundant in Australia, Papua New Guinea & Borneo but have been completely wiped out throughout SE Asia , it would be a great thing for Grizzlies to be reintroduced to Arizona, Northern California, Oregon & Colorado...hopefully one day ...
It will be great until they eat someone. I’m fine with it. I’m an outdoorsman and I hunt and would be fine but people in general are just so dumb. Individuals can be smart but people are dumb
Putting a large predator like that back into areas where human animal conflict is guaranteed is stupid to say the least.
@@adamsmidkiff1 It was there land before humans took over so they deserve to live
@@Olivejoker393 Maybe we should start reintroductions into the Bay Area first. They were there much longer than they were in Arizona.
So many people would die. It's a horrible idea. I live there, dont do it. Or we will have to go out and kill them
great video
Thanks Pete. Much appreciated
Great video
I say bring them back!
It's easy to say unless they put them where your kids play.
We wiped out Grizzly bears & American Buffalo... so pathetic
They arent wiped out, lmao
Go to Montana or Wyoming
@@jordanhicks5131 Dude a population of 100k+ Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states has been reduced down to just 6k idk wtf you wanna call it.... wiped out compared to their former numbers & ranges,, definately not a stretch to say that much. As for Buffalo it went from 60 million all the way down to 1,000 and now it's half a million Buffalo which is good but thats still just 1% of their numbers from early 1800's
@@cyberhype5495 if they are still around, they arent wiped out. End of story.
Dinosaurs? Oh yeah they are wiped out.
Dodo birds? Wiped out.
Griz and buffalo? Not wiped out.
@@jordanhicks5131 if something is taken down to 1% of its original numbers.... that is exactly what wiped out means,, those herds & Ranges that used to be there are totally WIPED OUT end of story.... Dodo birds = Extinct .... Dinosaurs = Extinct.... learn English we Decimated so many Grizzly & Buffalo in the 1800's it's not a matter of "Just go to Montana" you sound like an ignorant Boomer..... those Massive herds & what you would have seen I the 1800s ---------> its all been WIPED OUT sorry man
@@jordanhicks5131 just look at the title of this video..... Why aren't there Grizzly Bears in Arizona anymore??? Oh yea they were wiped out or something,, Duh
This full of bullshit
More like bear shit.
No we don’t need a few breed of bears they’re is a reason we got rid of most of them
The bears don't deserve to die just because they are dangerous