As grizzly bears slumber in their high mountain dens, grizzly bear supporters flocked to the Wilma Theater to see a new documentary and share their love of and concern for the wilderness icon.
The requirement, approved separately in recent weeks by the Missoula City Council and Missoula County Commission, follows a yearslong effort to reduce bear-human conflict in the area by securing attractants like garbage that condition bears to feast on unnatural foods in human environs.
A failed, drought-stricken berry crop in western Montana is sending desperately hungry black bears into human environs with unusual frequency and boldness.