On Thursday morning, there were reports of a bear getting into trashcans on Big Flat Road. According to Fish Wildlife and Parks Bear Manager Jamie Jonkle that bear isn’t the only one he’s been dealing with in Missoula.
Just as sure as the leaves turning colors, bears throughout western Montana are coming down into Missoula neighborhoods to gorge themselves on Missoula's abundant apple crop.
A new Yellowstone National Park campaign urging tourists to carry bear spray features celebrities like Bozeman climber Conrad Anker, whose feats include three Everest ascents.
The Billings Gazette reports Aiken is shown on a poster carrying climbing ropes and bear spray...
Missoula has been no stranger to bears over the last few weeks and Thursday was no exception. Vivica Crowser with Montana Fish Wildlife and parks said there’s recently been a sort of "bear roundup" because bears are on the hunt for berries and fruit trees.
A rapid increase in the number of bears in a Glacier National Park campground led park officials to close a section of the park late last week.
"We did close the St. Mary Campground on September 10, due to bear activity in the area, we're not sure how long it will remain closed, but as soon as it is safe, we will open it back up," said GNP Public Information Officer Katie Liming...
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Just before school started this week, a mountain lion was killed near a Missoula neighborhood. Bears and mountain lions are moving into the valleys and river bottoms where game is plentiful.