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The Endangered Species Act has classified the grizzly bear as a threatened species in the continental United States. However in 2007 the bears were removed from the list at Yellowstone National Park. Other reserves where the bears reside include locations in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming.
Grizzly bear recovery efforts are now focused on the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Recovery Area. Grizzly Bears in the Selkirk Mountain Ecosystem. The Selkirk Mountain Ecosystem includes approximately 2,200 square miles of northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, and southern British Columbia, Canada.