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One Grizzly Bear Relocated In Wyoming While Two Others Killed In Montana Near Yellowstone NP
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The Sheridan area isn’t the only place that has seen recent bear activity.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says on Tuesday, August 15th, an adult male grizzly bear was captured for killing livestock on private land northwest of Thermopolis.
The bear was relocated to the Five Mile Creek drainage, about 41 miles west of Cody, and not far from the East entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
Elsewhere, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials have had to euthanize two grizzly bears this month.
The first was a 3-to-5 year old female with no cubs, who was accessing garbage stored in bear-resistant containers that were not secured, in the community of Big Sky, located northwest of Yellowstone.
The bear had also found unsecured food in a vehicle.
The decision to euthanize it was made because it had become conditioned to seeking food from unnatural sources, which creates human safety risks.
A few days later and not far away, another bear was euthanized for killing livestock.
The 20-year old male had been captured and relocated once before, for the same reason.
Montana FWP officials say the bear had significant tooth decay and when that happens, bears will sometimes prey on cattle as an obtainable food source.
Both bears were euthanized after consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Maria Milliken
August 20, 2023 at 2:37 pm
Sad people cannot secure trash.
Its an open invitation for bears to get in trouble.
Cheryl Stone
August 22, 2023 at 10:42 am
Because people can’t figure out how to secure their garbage the bear pays the price and heartbroken at two bears have had to be euthanized because people are too stupid to figure it out. 😡
Bill Ackerley
September 6, 2023 at 9:46 am
Where is your sympathy for the people who have been ripped to pieces and eaten on by grizzlies?
Carol plowman
August 20, 2023 at 8:52 pm
Quit taking their land. We are invading their space and they are getting killed. Such a sad thing. Use common sense
Bill Ackerley
September 6, 2023 at 9:47 am
OK, you should move back to Europe because Grizzlies were all over this country.
catherine migliano
August 21, 2023 at 7:11 am
Humans screw up an wildlife pay the price, yet again
Bryan Mick
August 21, 2023 at 12:04 pm
So funny how folks from New York and Florida think they have all the answers on grizzlies. If they post up near the east gate with their favorite puppies I’m buying tickets to watch the appetizer platter disappear. Maybe even one of them for the main course.
Bill Ackerley
September 6, 2023 at 9:48 am
Finally, someone with brains posting here. Thanks, Bud.
gene robinson
August 21, 2023 at 2:13 pm
for america’s wealthy who scream from the rooftops over climate change and lament the state of the environment , they are one’s degrading wildlife habitat with the trophy homes and ski resorts. all over the american west it is the view wrecking and habitat wrecking trophy ranchetts (like yellowstone club) that are making life difficult for grizzlies and other migratory wildlife. whilst energy development and it’s footprint are temporary, the aforementioned carnage on views and habitat will be there forever. gene robinson carson valley nv
Daniel Diefenderfer
August 21, 2023 at 8:02 pm
stop people from coming here from other states and taking their free roam land, of the bear and wolf
Luca Cobb
August 21, 2023 at 10:31 pm
I Feel Sorry For The Grizzlies They Get The Short End Of The Stick They’re The Ones Get Euthanized And They Don’t Deserve That They We’re Here Long Before Humans And Yet They Get Their Cut Short For Are Stupid Mistakes!!!!!!!
Del millett
August 24, 2023 at 10:23 am
Amen to that Luca. I’m with you 100 percent.
Daniel Stiles
August 23, 2023 at 11:32 am
I think a lot of montana is scared of grizzlies and so they purposely leave those things left unsecured so the animal does get killed, I live in montana and not scared
Tim lohr
August 23, 2023 at 8:30 pm
Look we got rid of these predators in the lower 48 once before fo a verry simple reason.when its all said and done history will repeap its self for thee verry same reason. They desemate the game than they turn to humans and live stock to servive .its a numbers game .read your history .it was a bad mistake to bring back the wolf and griz.
Teresa moore
August 23, 2023 at 11:33 pm
Who is the animal? The defenseless bears, elks, wolves and bison or the people whom have no right encroaching on the land. Where excuse my language the hell is the NPS. Probably eating donuts and drinking coffee. This is the animals land. Get rid of the humans. Please don’t kill them. They are only protecting their land. I would call the NPS something but can’t write it and don’t get me started on the tourist’s who agitate them.
James Duncan
August 24, 2023 at 9:45 am
These grizzly bears should not have been killed for eating human garbage. Bears and all wildlife deserve their place on God’s earth. Just for eating human garbage does NOT make a man-killimg bear. Where is the punishment for the stinking humans who did not secure their food/garbage ?
Diana Powers
August 24, 2023 at 12:24 pm
My dear I just sent them a really good wake up call Mankind’s mistakes are more and more they shall.pay with there souls of killing any animals on God’s Majestic Blue Urth we all.call Home Aya walk gently on Mama Urth Aya
Jerry Majewski
August 24, 2023 at 7:08 pm
So much ignorance, i live in northern Wyoming and have been a hunter & conservationist my entire life! One of the biggest mistakes was reintroducing the wolf, the wolves are destroying all other wildlife, a cougar & bear kill for hunger or protecting cubs & territory, a wolf kills for sheer pleasure & sport. The governor of Idaho recently notified the governor of Colorado that he better think twice about releasing wolves back in the wild in Colorado!