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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks specialists Tuesday killed an adult female grizzly and its yearling due to their history of livestock depredation in the Haskill Basin area near Whitefish.
GPS radio collar data collected in 2019 identified the adult bear at several sites where sheep, llamas and chickens were killed around Whitefish, but officials were not able to capture the bears until now.
FWP officials say the bears also attacked livestock this year in the area surrounding Whitefish.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FWP also are investigating the death of a sub-adult grizzly bear near Coal Creek Road in the North Fork of the Flathead River area.
FWP bear management specialists recently euthanized a pair of grizzly bears after numerous depredations on llamas, sheep, goat, and chickens over time near Whitefish.
Two grizzly bears euthanized after repeated livestock depredations
MTN
and last updated 2021-06-01 16:36:27-04
KALISPELL â Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) said in a news release on Tuesday that two grizzly bears were euthanized after numerous depredations on llamas, sheep, goat, and chickens over time near Whitefish.
FWP specialists captured an adult female grizzly bear on May 31 and its yearling on June 1 in the Haskill Basin area. The decision was made to kill both bears due to their history of livestock depredations and in consultation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, according to a news release.
The bears most recently got into an enclosure holding numerous animals on private property and killed a llama. The bear pushed through a gate to enter the pen where the llama was located along with other animals, including six wallaroos. FWP staff responded to assist the landowner and continue efforts to capture the bears.