Montana grizzly bear shot & killed after fatal attack Lean Lokan Davis.
Officials to match DNA from mauling site to that of grizzly put down
The animal had entered the camp earlier in the night, prompting the cyclists to remove food from their tents and fall back asleep.
Officials had set a baited trap nearby hoping to lure the animal back to the area before luring it into an enclosed area.
Investigators initially launched a helicopter hunt to find the bear and collected animal
DNA from the scene of Lokan’s attack.
They now plan to compare the grizzly DNA to the dead bear’s genetic makeup to confirm it’s the same animal. Officials expect to get back results within three days.
Montana Department of Fish,
Wildlife and Parks said a bear had been spotted by a business in Ovando on surveillance video Monday night, and a bear in the area had also gotten into a chicken coop.
‘Grizzly bears are common in the Blackfoot Valley where Ovando is located,’ the agency said.
The agency said biologists, conflict specialists and game wardens are searching for the bear responsible for the fatal attack.
‘Traps have been set in the area and searching will continue by ground and in the air with the priority of keeping the public safe from another encounter,’ the Powell County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday evening.