Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials say they euthanized a 240-pound male grizzly bear in northern Idaho after it killed seven sheep.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game in a news release Monday says the bear was killed Saturday near the town of Copeland in Boundary County.
The state agency says the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took part in the killing of the bear that's federally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Officials say the same bear was captured in 2018 and relocated to the Cabinet Mountains near the Idaho-Montana border after harassing livestock and raiding orchards.
Officials say the bear was fitted with a GPS collar that was used to confirm it killed the sheep.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
