Idaho Fish and Game euthanized a large adult male grizzly bear in Boundary County on Monday, Sept. 12.
Fish and Game received a report on Sept. 8 of a missing sheep near Naples. Grizzly bear tracks were found near the sheep pen, and a trap was set on the evening of Sept. 8. Although the bear returned to the area, it did not enter the trap.
The bear killed one additional sheep that night, and additional traps were set by Wildlife Services on Sept. 9. All traps remained set and all remaining livestock were corralled in a temporary electric fence to try and prevent additional livestock loss.
The bear once again returned overnight on Sept. 11 and was successfully trapped. Due to the bear’s repeated behaviors of killing livestock within close proximity of a home, the bear was euthanized after it was captured. The decision was made with consideration for the safety of people and property.
There has been a series of livestock losses from grizzly bears this spring and summer, and this is the second grizzly bear to be euthanized in Boundary County in 2022.
