"A grizzly bear expert and author urged Jackson Hole residents this week to petition the government to add the animals back onto the endangered species list.
"Public response is key to relisting grizzlies, Doug Peacock said during a presentation Tuesday night in Jackson.
"He said people signing petitions and writing letters to public officials is the best hope for action because the government agencies protecting the grizzly are incapable of doing so.
"Peacock said a staggering number of Yellowstone grizzlies died last year, at least 54 that are known. Hunters and others shot 37 of those, he said.
"He attributed the increase in deaths to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service taking the grizzly off the endangered list two years ago, plus the loss of whitebark pine, which has seeds that provide an important food source for the bears.
“ 'This is a double whammy,' he said. 'Whitebark pine [seeds] and grizzly mortality are directly related.' "
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