Grizzly Tests Reveal Little About Deadly Attack

Mystery still surrounds a deadly grizzly attack, eventhough wildlife officials have excamined the body of the aggressive sow. Experts say tests on the euthanized bear are providing few answers. The female grizzly ripped open several tents, killed one camper and injured two others at a campground near Cooke City. Fish Wildlife and Parks found the bear still had her winter coat and weighed 225 pounds, whereas others her age average 300 to 400 pounds. Ron Aasheim/Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks: "It weighed about 225 pounds. Ten plus years old that is light for a bear that age." Still, wildlife experts say there is plenty of food in the area and other bears there are not malnourished. So, they say her weight was probably not the reason she attacked. Other tests are turning up few answers. Ron Aasheim/Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks: "We didn't find any injuries or obvious signs of illness, tumors that sort of thing." Some test results are still coming in, but experts are not expecting anything out of the ordinary...more