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Montana ranch hand fined for chasing grizzly bear in truck

A grizzly bear is videoed as a Montana ranch hand in a pickup chases it away from livestock. The video posted to Facebook in March 2016 was used as evidence to ticket the worker resulting in a $400 fine for harassing protected wildlife.
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
A grizzly bear is videoed as a Montana ranch hand in a pickup chases it away from livestock. The video posted to Facebook in March 2016 was used as evidence to ticket the worker resulting in a $400 fine for harassing protected wildlife.
A grizzly bear is videoed as a Montana ranch hand in a pickup chases it away from livestock. The video posted to Facebook in March 2016 was used as evidence to ticket the worker resulting in a $400 fine for harassing protected wildlife.
THREATENED SPECIES – A Montana ranch hand has been fined after posting a video of a grizzly bear being chased by a truck on social media.

The Helena Independent Record reports that Lawrence Kennedy of Browning was fined $400 with a $25 processing fee after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

Kennedy initially pleaded not guilty to violating the Endangered Species Act but entered the new plea agreement July 5. He is charged with unlawfully harassing a threatened species.

Federal officials investigated Kennedy after he posted a video to Facebook in March showing him driving a pickup truck as a bear ran across a Browning-area ranch.

Kennedy told the Independent Record in March that he was chasing the bear to keep it away from a herd of cows that were calving.

The video was published by the Billings Gazette in March as it was presented for evidence in the case.

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