Bears move out of hibernation into Mission Valley, area residents warned to avoid bear traps

• Madison Seipp NonStop Local Digital Journalist
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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Natural Resources Department (NRD) Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation sets bear traps for 2024 summer season. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Natural Resources Department (NRD) Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation

PABLO, Mont. – Grizzly bears are out of hibernation, and they are moving back into the Mission Valley for the approaching 2024 summer season. 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Natural Resources Department (NRD) Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Conservation took to Facebook Tuesday to educate people on the work biologists are doing to monitor the movements of this endangered species. 

“Any site a bear trap is set at is heavily marked with warning signs. Please heed the warnings and do not approach a site with a bear trap,” the Facebook post said. “It can be a dangerous situation, and there can always be multiple bears present, not all secured in a culvert trap.”

Biologists use GPS location data to help understand bears’ habitat use, predict where conflicts between humans and wildlife might happen, and track important information on populations, such as like sow and Cub survival, according the post.