A large grizzly bear that approached a storage shed recently in a rural Montana, perhaps for a thorough back scratch, was sent running for cover.
That’s because an electrified fence had been installed in front of the structure to serve as a deterrent against bears and their potentially destructive behavior.
Grizzly bear runs from storage shed.
The accompanying footage was shared this week by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, to illustrate how using this type of fencing can “proactively prevent human-bear conflict.”
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“FWP partnered with the landowner to install this electric fence, which is preventing property damage from occurring, increasing human safety, and aversively conditioning individual bears to avoid human structures,” FWP stated via Instagram. “The landowner strongly believes this is the same individual bear that returns yearly and that he has lost a lot of weight due to the breeding season and depleted fat reserves.”
The bear, while still very large, is likely the same bear featured by FWP and FTW Outdoors in 2023.
The image below shows the bear in 2023, before the fencing was installed, practically dwarfing the structure.
Grizzly bear rubbing against storage shed.
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