If a suspect in the grizzly’s killing is caught, they could be charged through the U.S. “Once again, a beautiful animal that was doing nothing wrong was killed at the hands of humankind for no apparent reason.” “If that is the case, then whoever did this did it just for fun,” Argyle wrote in her post. Julie Argyle, who runs the Wild Love Images wildlife photography site, posted photos of a large bear carcass on Facebook, stating that the images were of the bear that had been shot Monday between Cody and Yellowstone.Īrgyle stated that “there had been no reports” of anybody having to shoot a grizzly bear in self-defense in the area. “The investigation just began yesterday,” he said, adding that confirmation of the sex and estimated age and size of the slain bear couldn’t be officially confirmed by the agency. The case is being investigated as a possible illegal killing, but no other details could be released Tuesday, USFWS Special Agent Richard Gamba told Cowboy State Daily.
If it had been struck by a car, especially the way cars are built these days, there would have been car parts all over the highway.”īecause grizzlies remain under federal jurisdiction in Wyoming, the USFWS is leading the investigation and Game and Fish can’t comment on it, Dan Thompson, Game and Fish large carnivore specialist, told Cowboy State Daily. Gerber added that she’s fairly certain the carcass was that of a large, dark-colored boar (adult male grizzly) that she and others had spotted recently as more bears start to emerge from their winter dens. There’s no skid marks or shrapnel from a car.” “And there’s zero evidence of a roadkill in the area. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the bear was shot,” she said.
There were wardens apparently “scouring” the area for evidence near a grizzly carcass, which was about 30 yards off the road, she said. There were rumors circulating early Monday that a grizzly had been struck by a car along the highway, Gerber said.īut when she was returning to Cody from her morning photo session, she said she saw Game and Fish vehicles parked along highway about 14 miles outside of Yellowstone. Highway 14-16-20 between Cody and the East Gate of Yellowstone Park - to photograph wildlife, including grizzlies. This spring, she’s made daily trips along the North Fork highway - U.S. Gerber is a retired schoolteacher who runs Cub Creek Photography.
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