A grizzly bear cub was hit and killed on Highway 2 west of Essex last night about 8:30 p.m. Grizzly Bear Management Specialist Tim Manley reported that the young bear weighed about 100 pounds. Manley said that there was a report of an adult female grizzly and one other cub that were not hit, but he was unable to confirm that. A motorist alerted the Montana Highway Patrol regarding the dead bear. A highway patrol dispatcher got the word to FWP. Manley picked up the bear at 10 p.m. The grizzly’s carcass will be sent to the FWP lab at Bozeman for analysis.
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