Teton County Montana is quite a ways away from Teton County Wyoming but the two Teton counties have a lot in common. Including bear problems. This past Monday, officials were forced to a kill grizzly bear after it consumed cattle on private land along the Rocky Mountain Front.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks agency had previously captured and radio collared the young adult male bearnear Simms, Montana earlier this month. The bear, which weighed in at 375 pounds, was relocated at that time by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Considering this, and in consultation with the USFWS, the bear was euthanized by U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services on March 25.
Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Management authority for grizzlies rests with the USFWS, working closely in Montana with FWP, the Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services and Native American tribes. This collaboration happens through the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee.
For more information and resources on bear safety, visit fwp.mt.gov/conservation/wildlife-management/bear.
