Grizzly bear in fatal Montana attack was guarding food cache
In this April, 15, 2021, file photo, provided by the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, officers from the sheriff's office and West Yellowstone Police Department are seen near the scene of a grizzly bear mauling just outside Yellowstone National Park near West Yellowstone, Mont. Charles "Carl" Mock, 40, 0f West Yellowstone, died on April 17 of injuries sustained in the attack. An investigation into the attack found the grizzly bear was aggressively defending a moose carcass and may have recently fought off another grizzly bear to protect the cache. The bear charged at rescuers and investigator…
By AMY BETH HANSON
Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a Montana man near Yellowstone National Park this spring was likely defending a moose carcass and may have continued to aggressively guard the cache — including by charging at rescuers and investigators — because of a recent fight with another grizzly, investigators theorized...
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