BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) has announced that a grizzly bear was euthanized on Friday, Aug. 11, in Montana’s Tom Miner Basin, north of Yellowstone National Park.
The bear had been preying on cattle on private land. The grizzly was a 20-year-old male who had previously been captured and relocated for other cattle depredation. FWP also noted in its press release that the bear “had significant tooth decay. Bears in this condition will sometimes prey on cattle as an obtainable food source, especially if they have a history of conflicts with livestock.”
This is the third management removal of grizzly bears on the Montana side of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, according to FWP. Earlier this month, a female bear was removed from Big Sky after becoming food conditioned. Another male was removed for cattle depredation. A Wyoming grizzly was relocated earlier this month for livestock depredation.
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