MISSOULA — Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating after a dead grizzly bear was found near Seeley Lake in west-central Montana.
Spokesman for the federal agency, Ryan Moehring, says the bear is believed to have died sometime between Nov. 3 and Nov. 5. The bear’s carcass was found alongside Highway 83 and picked up Nov. 6.
Grizzly bears are a protected species and are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The agency is offering up to a $2,000 reward for information leading to a conviction of the poacher.