Posted on 06/03/2021 6:22:41 AM PDT by SJackson
KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana wildlife officials said Tuesday that state bear management specialists killed a pair of grizzly bears near Whitefish that had been involved in numerous livestock attacks.
An adult female grizzly bear was captured on Monday and its yearling captured on Tuesday in the Haskill Basin area.
The animals were euthanized because of a history of killing livestock including sheep, llamas, chickens and a goat.
Last week, authorities killed an adult male grizzly bear in the Dupuyer area after it was suspected of attacking calves across numerous ranches.
The following was sent out by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks:
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks bear management specialists euthanized a pair of grizzly bears after numerous depredations on llamas, sheep, goat, and chickens over time near Whitefish.
FWP specialists captured an adult female grizzly bear on May 31 and its yearling on June 1 in the Haskill Basin area. The decision was made to kill both bears due to their history of livestock depredations and in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The bears most recently entered an enclosure holding numerous animals on private property and killed a llama. The bear pushed through a gate to enter the pen where the llama was located along with other animals, including six wallaroos. FWP staff responded to assist the landowner and continue efforts to capture the bears.
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Thanks to LucyT
What?! Why didn’t they give them bear spray, everyone seems to think bear spray works so good and effective!
Had to look up what a wallaroo was, interesting.
We went to Glacier last September and stayed in Whitefish. We saw two male grizzlies in the park. But when there is fresh llama on the winds, I can see their desire to leave.
Llama — it’s what’s for dinner.
Been watching the movement of Griz out of the mountain wilderness areas like the Bob and into the plains regions (their original habitat) for a number of years now. Plus their becoming more aggressive in the mountains (better have a couple friends watching your six during hunting season as you gut your kill). There needs to be some hunting to put the fear of man back into them, else they will continue to push out and cause problems.
Just like the wolves need to be culled.
A tough day for the grizzlies. First, they get attacked by livestock, then Montana officials kill them.
Grizzlies get hungry.
Tourists want to pet grizzlies.
Seems like an easy solution.
Their heads they eat meat and were first. They also identify as human.
Supposedly bear spray will only temporari,temporarily, work on black bears. Or so I’ve heard, haven’t put it to t he test yet thankfully. But did have a black bear clapping g it’s jaws and huffing at me up over a small hill. It was up a tree,, and I could hear it climb down,, scraping the bark as it did... Plenty Close enough for me!
😆 yep, they just can’t catch a break, poor things
Actually, my cousin was a guide out west, and they would take a couple of Llama along with the horses into campsites, and the Llama would ‘stand guard’ against grizz and wolves, supposedly. O4 so he said. Don’t know if there is any truth to it, I didn’t have reason to not beleive him.
Small little happy thing isn’t it?
Grisly, Man.
I have heard of sheepherders using a single llama to protect a sheep flock against coyotes. Apparently, a single llama will bond with the sheep and believe it to be part of the flock and use it aggressiveness and size to defend the flock against coyotes. However, if two llamas are present, they realized they are llamas and ignore the sheep. Llamas are a lot bigger than coyotes but I wouldn’t give one much chance against a wolf or grizzly bear.
Some folks want to reintroduce grizzlies to the Cascades, near Portland.
The farm animals trapped in a fenced in area and a grizzly after them....
This guy has several videos. They come onto his porch.
The Bear Family paid us their first visit this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI6QWj0yeXk
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