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State wildlife officials eventually matched DNA taken from a grizzly killed on July 9 to evidence from the fatal mauling in Ovando on July 6. The suspect grizzly had also raided two chicken coops in the Ovando area, and was killed by a federal Wildlife Services agent near one of the coops.
- TOM BAUER, Missoulian
Photos: Fatal bear attack in Ovando
Jamie Jonkel, a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wildlife management specialist, helped search for the bear that was involved in the fatal Ovando mauling.
- TOM BAUER, Missoulian
Businesses in Ovando were open the day after the attack. The mauling remained a topic of discussion.
- TOM BAUER, Missoulian
State wildlife officials eventually matched DNA taken from a grizzly killed on July 9 to evidence from the fatal mauling in Ovando on July 6. The suspect grizzly had also raided two chicken coops in the Ovando area, and was killed by a federal Wildlife Services agent near one of the coops.
- TOM BAUER, Missoulian
One of five bear traps that was set up in Ovando shortly after the attack.
- TOM BAUER, Missoulian
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Wildlife watchers pull off along the side of U.S. Highway 26/287 east of Moran, Wyoming, to catch a glimpse of grizzly bear 863, known as Felicia.
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The grizzly sow known as Felicia and her cub of the year saunter down the highway on Togwotee Pass in 2019. A multi-agency effort has begun to haze the grizzly away from the roadside due to regular traffic jams.
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Collection: Newspaper clips from after the Night of of the Grizzlies in '67
Unearthed from the collection of the Montana Historical Society, here's a collection of newspaper clipping associated with the Night of the Grizzlies maulings.
Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Night of the Grizzlies newspaper clip
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Ovando is located right outside of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, but within the current known distribution of grizzly bears in that area. (Ovando marked by bear paw)
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