One of western Montana's most famous grizzly bears now has its own interpretive display for the many visitors who stop by the Forest Service's Lincoln Ranger District office.
Court documents say Dan Calvert Wallen shot three juvenile bears when they came into his yard in and went for his chicken coop, where they'd killed several birds previously.
There's an effort under way to help ensure grizzly bears don't become extinct in the North Cascades.
The Montana Land Board approved a $345,000 purchase of 320 acres of threatened grizzly bear habitat to add to the Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area in Teton County.