Grizzly bears are massive animals and among the largest land predators in North America today. Adult males typically weigh between 400 and 900 pounds, stand about 3 to 5 feet tall at the shoulder, and ...

UPDATE: The hunter contacted wildlife officials and asked them to identify the bear before the shooting. They said they misidentified the grizzly bear as a black bear. The hunter will not be cited.

A hunter in Bonner County, Idaho, mistakenly shot and killed a grizzly bear, which they mistook for a black bear while legally hunting on Friday, according to a statement by the Idaho Department of ...

Effective Jan. 1, anyone hunting black bears in Idaho must show proof that they have passed a bear identification test to help them differentiate between grizzly bears and black bears. Both grizzly ...

File photo of a grizzly bear. Wildlife officials wrongly identified a grizzly as a black bear in the Idaho Panhandle region. A hunter then killed it, officials said. Jim Peaco National Park Service ...

PRIEST LAKE, Idaho – Idaho Fish and Game stressed the importance of proper bear identification after a young female grizzly was mistakenly shot dead by a hunter in Bonner County, the agency said in a ...

On June 8, a hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear in the Idaho panhandle, north of Upper Priest Lake. The man, who is not an Idaho resident, reported that he mistook the bear for a black bear and ...

A grizzly bear, which appears like a black bear at first glance. Color can vary widely by species, making it an unreliable identification method. A hunter in Bonner County, Idaho, mistakenly shot and ...