This American Land

Grizzlies, Worry in the Wetlands, Pecos Wilderness

Kris Millgate explains the fragile balance between grizzly bears and humans. The Sackett case is having a dramatic impact on wetlands conservation in the Mississippi River Valley. Visit the Pecos Wilderness area in North Central New Mexico, created under the 1964 Wilderness Act.

Grizzlies, Worry in the Wetlands, Pecos Wilderness

26m 46s

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