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• Prosecutor releases details of N. Idaho grizzly killing

  August 29, 2011 in City, Idaho A grizzly shot by a Boundary County man had approached within 40 yards of his children, who were outside playing basketball, and when wounded, charged at the man, according to … 61

• Field reports: Group buys land for grizzly migration

  August 28, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – A conservation group bought 71 acres in the Yaak Mountains in northwestern Montana near Troy with the goal of improving migration corridors for grizzly bears and other wildlife …

• Landers: Trial will show whether grizzly shooting was justified

  August 25, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 A North Idaho man deserves our respect for calling wildlife authorities after he shot a grizzly bear in his yard on May. 8. That was the right thing to do. … 9

• Gov. Otter weighs in on grizzly bear shooting

  August 24, 2011 in News, Outdoors Gov. Butch Otter has penned a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in defense of Jeremy M. Hill, the Boundary County man who shot a grizzly bear that had entered … 17

• Not guilty plea entered in federal case of shot grizzly

  August 24, 2011 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 A Boundary County man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to unlawfully killing a female grizzly bear in his yard. So many friends and family members showed up to support Jeremy M. … 36

• Supporters pack hearing for man who killed grizzly

  August 23, 2011 in News A Boundary County man pleaded not guilty today to unlawfully killing a female grizzly bear in his yard. So many friends and family members showed up to support Jeremy M. … 33

• Fall road closures seek to protect grizzlies near Sullivan Lake

  August 21, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Gypsy Peak, the highest mountain in Eastern Washington, is a little lonelier than usual this week. The annual late-summer closure has begun on two roads leading to prime recreation areas …

• Conservation group buys land for grizzly migration

  August 10, 2011 in Outdoors, Region A conservation group has bought 71 acres in the Yaak Mountains in northwestern Montana near Troy that officials say could improve migration corridors for grizzly bears and other wildlife in … 3

• Whitebark pines’ decline ‘rapid’

  July 19, 2011 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A5 Ravaged by an introduced pest and facing threats from climate change, stands of whitebark pines are disappearing rapidly from the West’s high-elevation forests. The gnarly looking pines, whose fat-laden seeds …

• Grizzly bear attacks on rise

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 HELENA – There have been a half-dozen encounters between grizzly bears and humans reported in Montana this month alone, a number experts attribute to a growing bear population stuck in … 2

• Five grizzlies caught prowling near Montana homes

  September 21, 2010 in Region Montana wildlife officials say they have captured five grizzly bears that were searching for food too close to homes in northwestern Montana. 6

• Grizzlies kill 2-year-old bear at WSU Bear Center

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 There will be no punishment for two adult grizzly bears that fatally mauled a 2-year-old grizzly at the Washington State University Bear Center, the director said Wednesday. Charles Robbins said …

• Hungry bears could be trouble in Yellowstone

  August 23, 2010 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – Yellowstone’s grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a year that is already the area’s deadliest on … 4

• Grizzly in maulings was stressed, had parasites

  August 16, 2010 in Region A grizzly bear that mauled three campers outside Yellowstone National Park had parasites and was struggling to feed her cubs, according to a report released today. 4

• Killer grizzly’s cubs settling into Montana zoo

  August 3, 2010 in Region Three grizzly cubs that were removed from the wild after their mother mauled three campers appear to be warming up to their new home in a Montana zoo. 2

• Grizzly in triple mauling was light, not starving

  August 2, 2010 in Region A grizzly bear that preyed on three campers outside Yellowstone National Park was underweight but not starving, and it was in an area with ample natural food supplies, wildlife officials … 4

• Bear cubs in poor health

  August 2, 2010 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – Three grizzly bear cubs whose mother killed one person and mauled two others in a late-night attack at a Montana campground were malnourished and still in their winter … 2

• Attack stumps wildlife experts

  July 31, 2010 in City, Outdoors on Page B5 Bear experts will spend a month compiling information to try and figure out the sequence of events and possible causes that led to the fatal mauling of a Michigan man … 2

• Bear euthanized after tests confirm identity

  July 31, 2010 in City, Outdoors on Page B5 BILLINGS – Wildlife officials euthanized a grizzly bear Friday after DNA tests confirmed that the sow and her cubs were responsible for a triple mauling that killed a Michigan man …

• Grizzly bear euthanized after triple mauling

  July 30, 2010 in Region Wildlife officials said today a grizzly bear was euthanized after tests determined it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground. 15

• Playing dead saved woman during bear attack

  July 30, 2010 in City on Page A6 COOKE CITY, Mont. – One of the survivors of a deadly grizzly bear attack said Thursday she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear’s jaw …

• Woman recounts bear attack as caught grizzly ID’d

  July 29, 2010 in Outdoors, Region One of the survivors of a deadly grizzly bear attack said today she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear’s jaw clamp onto her arm … 5

• Grizzly protections halt logging projects

  July 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 A federal judge has blocked three logging projects in the Kootenai National Forest, saying they would harm the area’s endangered grizzly bears. 1

• Winter wildlife in a family way

  February 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 January and February might seem to put a chill on love in the great outdoors, but winter clearly arouses interest among some critters. Great horned owls have been having a …

• U.S., Canada drafting grizzly bear recovery plan

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A6 BILLINGS – Wildlife officials from the United States and Canada want to gauge how climate change is affecting grizzly bears and hope to encourage conservation groups to purchase key parcels …

• Out & About

  November 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C14 Trust preserves another land jewel OUTSTANDING – A conservation easement that will perpetually protect the natural beauty of 503 acres, including 1.5 miles along Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Trail …

• Out & About

  October 4, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C14 18 hours bags Kettle Crest Trail Four hikers recently marched the entire 45-mile length of the Kettle Crest Trail and called it a day.

• Federal judge rules grizzlies still threatened

  September 21, 2009 in City, Outdoors, Region BILLINGS — Facing the combined pressures of habitat loss, hunters and climate change, 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are going back on the threatened species list … 1

• Glacier park officials to kill aggressive grizzly

  August 14, 2009 in Region KALISPELL, Mont. — Glacier National Park’s bear management team has decided to kill a 17-year-old female grizzly bear that has become overly familiar with people and relocate her yearling cubs … 5

• Grant County men charged with killing grizzly

  August 7, 2009 in Outdoors, Region Two Grant County men have been charged in federal court in Spokane with killing a grizzly bear.

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