Eastbound bear: Grizzly seen in Missouri Breaks, most east one has gone in century

<p>In late October, what appears to be an adult male grizzly bear was captured on a game camera in the Missouri Breaks.</p> <p>Although tracks of grizzlies have been found farther east, in the Winifred area, this was the first photographic evidence of a grizzly so far from the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.</p> <p>The photo is both surprising, in that a bear made it so far without getting into trouble with humans, and not surprising, because grizzlies have been pushing east for more than a decade.</p> <p>What may help this bear survive is that it has reached a large swath of public land, including the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.</p> <p>Here to talk about his reporting on the subject is Billings Gazette outdoor editor Brett French.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>