Grizzly

Capture operations can include a variety of activities in a variety of areas.

Officials hope to have the team ready when hunting season begins in September.

Grizzly bears are a protected species in the U.S outside Alaska.

Authorities are not searching for the bear.

Officials say the man encountered a female grizzly bear with yearling offspring.

Boyce worked more than 100 days to capture the grizzly over the past three years.

The animals lost their federal protections but had them restored in 2018.

Once Smith was out of the area, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department began investigating the scene.

The bears are classified as a threatened species.

Grizzlies in the region usually begin emerging from their dens in late February.