07-29-2010, 04:26 PM
tragic.
Wildlife officials in Montana have captured the female grizzly bear who officials believe rampaged through a campground near Yellowstone National Park before dawn on Wednesday morning. Two of the bear's cubs were also captured.
The mama grizzly, who weighs between 300 and 400 pounds, killed one person and injured two others at the Soda Butte campground around 4 a.m.before campers sought shelter in their vehicles. All the bears, including the cubs, will be euthanized. They are considered a threat after witnessing their mother being aggressive.
COOKE CITY, Mont. (July 29, 2010)--Montana wildlife Thursday identified the man killed in a bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park as Kevin Kammer, 48, of Michigan.
Kevin Kammer of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was an avid outdoorsman. His brother-in-law said he loved to flyfish and kayak and that is what he was doing during his trip to Montana. The bear killed him Wednesday morning in his tent at Soda Butte campground.
Wildlife officials in Montana have captured the female grizzly bear who officials believe rampaged through a campground near Yellowstone National Park before dawn on Wednesday morning. Two of the bear's cubs were also captured.
The mama grizzly, who weighs between 300 and 400 pounds, killed one person and injured two others at the Soda Butte campground around 4 a.m.before campers sought shelter in their vehicles. All the bears, including the cubs, will be euthanized. They are considered a threat after witnessing their mother being aggressive.
COOKE CITY, Mont. (July 29, 2010)--Montana wildlife Thursday identified the man killed in a bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park as Kevin Kammer, 48, of Michigan.
Kevin Kammer of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was an avid outdoorsman. His brother-in-law said he loved to flyfish and kayak and that is what he was doing during his trip to Montana. The bear killed him Wednesday morning in his tent at Soda Butte campground.