Researchers begin grizzly bear research in Greater Yellowstone

Biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team have begun to capture animals in southern Montana as part of ongoing research and monitoring efforts. This team, which includes the U.S. Geological Survey and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, began capturing grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in Custer Gallatin National Forest on July 17 and will continue through Aug. 9. The wildlife professionals use bait, sometimes in the form of deer or elk (Cervus canadensis) roadkill. Once bears are trapped, they collect data and release them back into the wild. These captures are for a variety of monitoring and research activities for grizzlies, which are considered threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in this region.

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