The bears had broken into cabins, garages, outdoor freezers, unsecured trash and a trailer searching for food, officials said.
September 25, 2023 / 12:30 PMTwo grizzly bears — a mother and a male cub — were captured and euthanized in Montana after"several conflicts with people," wildlife authorities said. The bears repeatedly broke into cabins, garages, outdoor freezers, unsecured garbage and a trailer in search of food, according to the the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Initial reports placed the two grizzly bears in the Fortine area of Lincoln County, in northwestern Montana, where they were linked to a number of reported break-ins to unsecured garbage in early August. Bear specialists then moved the mother and cub to a forested area near Frozen Lake and Tuchuck Mountain along the Canadian border. John Charles Hansen / Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Department
But the bears proceeded to travel about 35 miles south, to the northern fork of the Flathead River, where they"began seeking food sources by breaking into cabins, garages, outdoor freezers, and a trailer," officials said, and the two were captured. Because reports and video footage indicated that the mother and cub"were severely food conditioned and habituated to people," the animals were euthanized according to guidelines set by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, anthat works with state and local authorities in parts of the western United States to manage grizzly bear populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was also consulted.
"Food-conditioned and habituated bears are those that have sought and obtained unnatural foods, destroyed property, or displayed aggressive, non-defensive behavior towards humans," the Montana wildlife department said, noting that"hazing and aversive conditioning" are usually unsuccessful in attempting to reverse that kind of behavior. Bears that are food-conditioned and habituated have grown to be too comfortable around people after eating unnatural or explicitly human food.
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