Orphaned Grizzly Cubs won’t be Euthanized–heading to Canada
By angelamontana

Posted: July 5, 2018

Three grizzly bear cubs orphaned last month after their mother was killed by a vehicle near Lincoln have a new home north of the border.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has agreed to send the bears to Zoo Sauvage de Saint-Félicien in Quebec, Canada, the agency said Tuesday. The cubs gained statewide and national attention in recent weeks as FWP searched for a facility to house them, or face the potential of euthanasia.

Apparently, the process of finalizing the placement of the bears might take a couple of months.  The cubs will be on “permanent loan and remain the property of the state of Montana through a memorandum of understanding between FWP, the zoo and US Fish and Wildlife Service.”

To read the full story in the Missoulian, click here.

(feature photo via Roger Dey/Blackfoot Valley Dispatch)
New Podcast!

Riley's Meats - Butte Wild Game Processing