bears

Forest officials say they're reviewing the notice.

The park holds the hunt to control elk numbers.

Grizzly bears are protected as a threatened species in the U.S., except in Alaska.

The zoo was the subject of protests for housing a polar bear that died in 2016.

Last month, a state biologist said it was too early to say whether the recovery zone grizzly deaths were alarming or even a trend.

More than 4 million people visit the 3,400-square-mile park each year.

Grizzlies are protected as a threatened species across the Lower 48 states.

Two bears were hit by a train and three were hit on a nearby highway.

All said they supported removing grizzlies from protected status under the Endangered Species Act.

Wildlife officials say three bears have also died in automobile collisions, two of them in Montana.