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Young grizzly bears sighted in Mission Valley

Posted at 4:46 PM, Mar 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-07 18:46:07-05

ST. IGNATIUS – Wildlife officials in the Mission Valley report there has been sightings of two young grizzly bears in the valley this past week.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai wildlife managers say this is very early for grizzlies to be out of their den, and believe these cubs are from a mother who was illegally shot and killed last fall.

CSKT Wildlife Management Program posted on their Facebook page Thursday that this is a very unusual situation and they believe is a continuation of a sad story from last summer.

There has been a sighting of two young grizzlies in the valley this past week. If you’re saying to yourself “that seems…

Posted by CSKT Wildlife Management Program on Thursday, March 7, 2019