Career Opportunities: Bear Management Specialist
A big bear was captured in Montana recently (STORY). According to Mike Madel, bear management specialist (ATTENTION NEW GRADS: CAREER OPPORTUNITY!!), it is the "second-largest male grizzly ever recorded in the Northern Rockies Region", which is almost interesting. Furthermore, Mike Madel "wonders" if it was sired by the first largest male grizzly ever recorded in the Northern Rockie Region. "This bear," says Mike, "looked very much like that bear". That settles it; they must be related bears. So whether you are a new grad, or just unhappy with your current job and looking for something to better fit your personality, please consider an exciting career in the field of bear management. If it doesn't work out immediately, be patient: Mike Madel had been "managing bears" for 24 years before his big break. With hard work and dedication, you could one day join history as the captor of the third largest left-handed grizzly ever recorded in the Central Montana Tri-County area.
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Being Anonymous sometimes goves me sometimes gives me a spare moment to dedicate toward my true calling the study of left handed (or as we say in the business left "pawed") bears of the central Montana Bitter Root Range. The Left Pawed bears are more dominant in this region so the third largest Left Pawed Bear would really be quite a acomplishment. You should read my childrens book inspired by my studies of my elusive left pawed friends called Dont bite me beacuse I am right pawed a story that inspires hope that one day even bears can get along. That is all for tonight.
Grizzly bears are large, powerful animals and, on rare occasions, can threaten human safety and life. To be successful in grizzly bear management, threats to human safety must be minimized to the extent possible. However, nuisance or "problem" bears that are not managed successfully may threaten the entire grizzly bear program.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will seek funding to continue the grizzly bear management specialist position currently stationed in Bozeman and evaluate the need for an additional position stationed in Region 5.
Before you make this move, you should keep in mind that Sec. 6 funding for bear management in southwestern Montana has been minor in terms of the overall program cost (Sec. 6 is generally less than $20,000 while the current program costs $243,000 per year).
I'm a little concerned about the loss of bear-hair samples by the Idaho lab. Were they accidentally mixed-up with other hair samples? Was a murder investigation somewhere in Montana suddenly closed when CSI-Boise determined that the victim was shot after a heated argument with the largest male grizzly ever recorded in the Northern Rockies? I need answers.
Dear George,
I was really excited when I first read this post. I thought, "At last, something practical and useful on this blog (and still about animals!)." I am in fact looking for a career change, and what could be better than communing with nature while in the presence of large, left-handed, dangerous grizzlies? Exactly. So, I eagerly clicked on the "bear management specialist" link. . .and is this some kind of joke? The link pulls up job descriptions to things like "accounts payable specialist" at a place called Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, or "account manager" in White Bear Lake. I'm so disappointed, George, my hopes were really high this time. You can't just play around with people's dreams like that. You need to check your sources before posting such potentially life-changing information. You've even gotten others to believe your foolery, as evidenced by previous comments. My faith in the trustworthiness of this blog has been shaken, and I don't know if or when I will recover sufficiently to read future posts.
Sincerely,
A disappointed (former) reader
P.S. When is your review of "Live Free or Die Hard" coming out? I'll try to recover before then. . .
Well said Rodrigo. Wel said.
I'd like to see a follow-up post from Darin titled 'Catholic Bears vs. Protestant Bears'.
Well said Anonymous I think it also can be tied in nicely with what type of beer the prefer Catholic or Protestant? The preponderence of Left Pawed Bears might be something to take into account as an outlier. Just a thought
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