Female grizzly, cub die in Idaho poaching incident | Idaho Statesman

BY NICOLE BLANCHARDAPRIL 26, 2021 05:23 PM,UPDATED APRIL 27, 2021 01:24 PM

Play VideoDuration1:07Watch mama grizzly bear and cubs captured on trail cameraAn Idaho Fish and Game trail camera captured a grizzly bear sow and her two cubs as they sniffed a sapling baited with a scent lure. The bears were seen in the Upper Snake Region near Island Park on April 20, 2019.BYIDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME

A female grizzly bear was shot and killed in a poaching incident in East Idaho last month,according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Fish and Game officials found the bear’s carcass lying partially submerged in Little Warm River near Island Park after they received a signal from the bear’s radio tracking collar indicating that it had died. It’s the third grizzly…