Safety procedures detailed as grizzlies become more common in the area
Last updated 5/6/2021 at Noon
The Big Sandy Senior Center hosted a talk by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bear Management Specialist Wesley Sarmento detailing how to deal with the increasing presence of grizzly bears in the area. During the last several years, grizzly bears have been expanding out of their recovery zones including to the prairies east of the Rocky Mountain Front, FWP said in a release announcing the meeting. A pair of grizzly bears recently were spotted about 15 miles northwest of Big Sandy, but have since moved out of the area.
Grizzly bear sightings in Big Sandy and south of Lewistown
MTN
and last updated 2021-05-05 17:06:29-04
GREAT FALLS â Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Park (FWP) reports recent sightings of grizzly bears in Big Sandy and also south of Lewistown are a good reminder for outdoor recreationists, farmers, ranchers, and property owners to practice bear awareness and safety precautions this spring and summer.
The late April sighting of two grizzly bears near Big Sandy and normal bear activity along the Rocky Mountain Front show the need to be bear aware throughout the region, according to an FWP news release.
A recent sighting of a grizzly bear in the Big Snowy Mountains south of Lewistown was confirmed by FWP and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The confirmation is a reminder that grizzly bears are populating areas where they havenât been for more than a century.
Bear awareness meeting set in Big Sandy
Courtesy Fish, Wildlife and Parks/Copyright Tom Bowler
Grizzly bear move down a hillside. With sightings of grizzlies in the area, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is holding a bear awareness meeting Wednesday in Big Sandy.
Staff and wire report As grizzly bears move farther out onto the plains, including to this part of north-central Montana, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is holding a bear awareness meeting next week in Big Sandy, near which sightings have been reported. During the last several years, grizzly bears have been expanding out of their recovery zones including to the prairies east of the Rocky Mountain Front, FWP said in a release announcing the meeting.
Community meets two new grizzly bear management specialists
Community meets two new grizzly bear management specialists
By: Cassandra Soto
and last updated 2021-04-13 11:12:24-04
CONRAD â Members of the Marias River Livestock Association met in Conrad on Monday to be introduced to two new grizzly bear and predator management team specialists.
Charles âChadâ White is the new Region 4 grizzly bear specialist with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.
âIf I donât have a good relationship with my community and they donât know who to call when something goes wrong, then I have nothing. It really has to start with those grassroots efforts to meet with members of the community and establish a good relationship with them,â said White.