The invention of a grizzly bear carcass outdoors Yellowstone Nationwide Park on Monday has prompted investigations by Wyoming and U.S. authorities.
The carcass was mendacity on a hillside maybe 40 yards from the North Fork Freeway between Yellowstone and Cody, Wyo.
The Wyoming Recreation and Fish Division has not supplied particulars concerning the incident. Nor has the company addressed social media reviews that the bear appeared to have been shot.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also investigating.
Amy Berger of Cub Creek Images on Monday posted a picture of what she believed was the identical giant male bear she noticed alive greater than per week in the past.
Grizzly bear carcass found Monday. Picture: ©Amy Wells
Amy Wells captured the picture within the physique of this textual content, exhibiting the carcass. (The highest picture is generic.) Extra of Wells’ graphic photos had been shared Monday on a Yellowstone-themed Fb web page.
Grizzly bears within the Better Yellowstone Ecosystem proceed to emerge from hibernation and seek for meals in decrease elevations. Shut encounters with people typically happen throughout this era.
Anybody with info relating to the lifeless bear is requested to contact the Wyoming Recreation and Fish Division.
–Generic grizzly bear picture atop this publish is courtesy of Yellowstone Nationwide Park