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  • Reward offered to get killer of huge Montana grizzly-

    Ralph Maughan

    Size of reward for killer of “Maximus” not specified, but substantial- Reward offered for information in killing of big Montana grizzly. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer

  • Giant, 800 pound grizzly illegally killed on the Rocky Mountain Front

    Ralph Maughan

    “Someone just indiscriminately shot the bear” The bear was informally known as Maximus. His decaying carcass was found by a rancher off Fish Creek west of Dupuyer, Montana. Officials probe killing of giant grizzly on Front. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer. The Tribune article says that was probably the 2 nd largest…

  • The "grizzly-whisperer" and Old Man Lake female

    Ralph Maughan

    Carrie Hunt has had great success but one “too friendly” griz is going to die- Michael Jamison of the Missoulian has written a most interesting article about a so far gentle old Glacier Park sow who has resisted all efforts, including the most sophisticated (bear shepherding), to stop approaching people. It may be because the…

  • Montana grizzly makes it to the Missouri River

    Ralph Maughan

    Earlier (in June) we posted an article about grizzlies that had come out of the Rocky Mountain Front mountains are were out on the plains east of Interstate 15 in Montana (that is a N-S 4-line highway). The bear was 177 miles from Pine Butte Swamp, a nature preserve on the Front where grizzly bears…

  • Grizzly shot by Idaho elk farmer south of Interstate 90

    Ralph Maughan

    Second killing of griz in two years shows some grizzlies getting past the Interstate Highway 90 barrier- Interstate Highway 90 cuts across NW Montana and the Panhandle of Idaho creating a massive barrier to grizzly migration and restoration to central Idaho. That’s the bad news. The good news it is not absolute. Although finding a…

  • Grizzly bear found dead in the Ashton Reservoir (Idaho)

    Ralph Maughan

    Yearling male grizzly found dead under suspicious circumstances- Idaho Fish and Game Dept. news release. Jan. 16, 2009

  • Tufts of grizzly fur being used to determine genetic health of population

    Ralph Maughan

    In particular, researchers are looking to see if bears from the northwest corner of Montana have wandered into the Yellowstone ecosystem. To date, no,” [Charles] Schwartz said. Getting those genes into the greater Yellowstone ecosystem could provide a needed boost for the 550 to 600 grizzlies that live in and around the park. “The GYE…

  • Pickup truck kills huge grizzly bear near Lincoln, Mountana

    Ralph Maughan

    A 700 pound grizzly (huge for the interior Rocky Mountains) was hit and killed by a pickup truck on Highway 200 not far from Lincoln, Montana. This is in the NCDE grizzly recovery area, not the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem. Story: Pickup truck kills 700-pound griz near Lincoln. By John Cramer. Missoulian – – – –…

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