Decline of Trout Not Stopping Grizzlys Success

In this undated photo released by the Bronx Zoo, Betty, a grizzly bear, stands in its enclosure in the snowfall that blanketed New York on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2005. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society, Julie Larsen Maher)

Grizzly Bear: Ursus horribilis

"The protein-packed Yellowstone cutthroat trout is in serious decline park officials said it "appears to be in peril" in a recent publication fewer bears are feeding off the lake's tributaries.

There's been intense interest in safeguarding the cutthroat trout -- including a request to place it on the endangered species list -- and understanding how its decline affects the more than 40 species that feed on it.

Yellowstone's overall grizzly population, which the federal government recently proposed to take off the endangered species list, doesn't appear to be hurting from the decline in cutthroat, Haroldson said." Source