Captured grizzly relocated into Salish Range

Wildlife officials trapped a 3-year-old grizzly bear that was getting into grain at a home south of Eureka near the confluence of Fortine and Graves Creek.

The 370-pound female had been previously captured in 2014 as a yearling during trapping for a family group up Meadow Creek west of Fortine, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks stated in a press release Monday.

Due to her previous capture and travels with her mother, officials believe part of her home range included the Salish Range. The decision was made to translocate the bear back into the Salish Range on Friday.

The bear was fitted with a GPS radio collar to monitor her movements. Wildlife officials will attempt to and work with the landowner to erect electric fencing to keep bears from accessing grain in the future.