Grizzly Deaths

Boaters in the Yellowstone River near Gardiner spotted a gristly sight this week—a bloated grizzly carcass without its head and paws.

After two record-breaking years of grizzly bear deaths in Northwest Montana, bear mortalities have dropped back down.

Conservation groups announced Monday that they sent a letter to BNSF Railway threatening a lawsuit over grizzly bears killed along its train tracks. So...