Reward Grows for Shooting of Mother Grizzly Near Island Park
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (KLIX)-The reward amount seeking those responsible for killing a female grizzly bear with a cub near Island Park has grown to $40,000.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced earlier this week the reward is for information surrounding the late March shooting of a grizzly bear near the Pole Bridge Campground, where the animal was found partially submerged in the Little Warm River after being shot multiple times.
Fish and Game said conservation officers had gotten a notification via the bear s collar that it had died. Officers estimate the bear had been shot sometime between March 15 and March 23. When officers went to the grizzly bear s den site they found a 6-8 week old cub that had died as a result of the mother being killed.
F&G seeks information regarding the killing of a female grizzly in Fremont County
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Cumulative rewards from various organizations totaling $40,000 are being offered for information leading to a citation and conviction in this case
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (Idaho Fish & Game Press Release) - An adult female grizzly bear was shot and killed near the Pole Bridge Campground in Island Park between March 15 and March 23 and Idaho Fish and Game is asking for information from the public to help solve the case. Grizzly bears are protected by both state and federal law with no current hunting season in Idaho.
A reward of $40,000 is being offered for information that leads to a citation and conviction.
Credit: USFWS Author: KTVB Staff Updated: 11:37 AM MDT April 27, 2021
BOISE, Idaho The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking the public s help in solving the illegal shooting of a grizzly bear that occurred in eastern Idaho last month.
Officials say an adult female grizzly bear was shot and killed near the Pole Bridge Campground in Island Park between March 15 and March 23. Grizzly bears are protected by both state and federal law with no current hunting season in Idaho. The loss of a reproductive female grizzly is a real tragedy, says Regional Conservation Officer Doug Petersen. Someone out there knows what happened to this bear and we are asking them to come forward and share that information with us.
Idaho Fish & Game conservation officers are seeking information from the public after discovering multiple dead trumpeter swans on March 27 at the intersection of 100N and 2750E in Fremont County, just north of Newdale.
Five swans in various states of decomposition are suspected to have been shot. Holes indicative of gunshot wounds were found in the three bird carcasses that were intact enough to perform necropsies on.
âTrumpeter swans are classified in Idaho as a Species of Greatest Conservation Needâ says Matt Proett, wildlife biologist. âAlthough large congregations of migrant swans may be observed in the agricultural landscape in winter, the summer breeding population in eastern Idaho is still quite low. We want to manage and conserve this iconic species for the enjoyment of future generations and poaching of trumpeter swans is taken very seriously.â