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Grizzly chased into abandoned farm buildingGREAT FALLS, Mont. — A grizzly bear took refuge in a deserted homestead building Saturday after being chased or hazed west of Conrad, prompting an investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The incident occurred as a higher-than-usual number of grizzly bears from the Rocky Mountain Front continue to disperse onto the prairie this spring.Concern about the bears showing up near communities such as Conrad and Valier has prompted FWP to schedule a public meeting May 24 in Valier to discuss information and education about grizzly bears moving farther east onto the plains from established territory closer to the Rocky Mountains.Government proposes to lift grizzy protection in Yellowstone areaTracks indicated that the bear that holed up in the abandoned farm building had been chased by a pickup truck, and dogs also were on its tail following it through a muddy slough at one point, said Mike Madel, a grizzly bear management specialist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.“This bear was totally tuckered out,” Madel said.The bear, intimidated and exhausted, was hiding inside an old granary building when FWP officials arrived, Madel said.
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