Euthanized griz was well-traveled bear across northwest Montana
Grizzly Bear. (Terry Tollefsbol/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Terry Tollefsbol, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A young, male grizzly bear that was euthanized last week after a series of human encounters in the West Fisher and Silver Butte area south of Libby was a well traveled bruin before meeting its demise.
According to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Information and Education Outreach Specialist Dillon Tabish, the grizzly, estimated to be about two years old, was collared by officials in April 2024 after its mother broke into a chicken coop in the Ferndale area in Flathead County.
The bear, its sibling, a female cub, and the sow grizzly were captured and GPS tracking collars were placed on them. The three bears were then moved east into the South Fork region of the Spotted Bear Ranger District.
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