The roomful of biologists had lots of funny ideas why Ethyl the grizzly bear logged 2,800 miles arcing from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, past Florence and Missoula and eventually up to Eureka by way of Glacier National Park.
Grizzly's 2,800-mile Montana, Idaho ramble intrigues experts
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This photo of Ethyl the wandering grizzly bear was taken shortly before she was captured near Lake Blaine in 2012.
This image of a grizzly known as Ethyl near Lake Blaine became famous for a 2,800-mile trek around northern Montana and Idaho.
Ethyl the grizzly bear was photographed near Lake Blaine shortly before being captured in 2012. She then traveled 2.800 miles across Montana and Idaho.
A grizzly sow nicknamed Ethyl inspects the trap holding her 2-year-old cub shortly before taking off on a three-year, 2,800-mile ramble that has biologists fascinated.
A GPS collar recorded Ethyl the grizzly bear's 2,800-mile wanderings through Montana and Idaho, including visits to Kellogg, Idaho, Missoula, Florence and Eureka.
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The 230-pound male and 172-pound female appeared to be 2-year-old siblings that had been observed traveling together much of the summer.
