“There is about 10 grizzlies in the lower 48, most of them in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.”
That is not correct. There are increasing numbers of grizzlies in northern Montana, Idaho, and even NE Washington state. The population has made a remarkable recovery. I don’t know the exact number but it is much higher than 10.
10 grizzlys killed in human-bear conflicts.
There are about 700 grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and quite a few outside the GYE.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are investigating the death of two grizzly bears near Bigfork, Montana.
FWP reports the carcasses discovered on Nov. 9, 2020 on Bear Creek Road in the Bigfork area. (Photo courtesy Rob Kaiser)
FWP spokesman Dillon Tabish says the carcasses of an adult female bear and cub were discovered on Nov. 9 on Bear Creek Road near Montana Highway 83.
No additional information is available at this time due to the ongoing investigation.
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