By Brendan LaChance on May 26, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department said on Wednesday they have confirmed the presence of a grizzly bear in the southern Wyoming Range north of Viva Naughton Reservoir.
Game and Fish says it is the second consecutive spring in which grizzly bears have been confirmed in the southern Wyoming Range.
“These spring sightings are the furthest south grizzly bears have been verified since well before recovery efforts began in the 1970s,” Green River Region Wildlife Supervisor Todd Graham said. “This is black bear country, but with the verified presence of a grizzly, people enjoying the upcoming Memorial Day weekend should be practicing bear safety while outside.”