Data are preliminary and subject to change. Release of information will be limited for mortalities under investigation.

Count	Unique	Sex	Age class	Known Mortality Date	Location	Demographic Monitoring Area	Loss
56	201756	Unk	Cub	8/26/2017	Goose Crk, CGNF-MT	Inside	Probable, natural, cub of radio-collared female lost between 8/12 and 9/11. Mortality date and location are approximate.
55	201755	Unk	Cub	5/28/2017	Buffalo Fork, BTNF-WY	Inside	Probable, natural, cub of radio-collared female lost between 5/8 and 6/19. Mortality date and location are approximate.
54	201754	Unk	Cub	5/16/2017	Butte Crk, BLM-MT	Inside	Probable, natural, cub of radio-collared female lost between 5/10 and 5/23. Mortality date and location are approximate.
53	201753	Unk	Cub	4/30/2017	Lion Crk, CGNF-MT	Inside	Probable, natural, cub of radio-collared female lost between 4/22 and 5/10. Mortality date and location are approximate.
52	201752	M	Subadult	11/21/2017	Clarks Fork Yellowstone, BLM-WY	Outside	Known, undetermined cause, found dead in Clark's Fork River.
51	201751	M	Adult	11/2/2017	Carter Crk, PR-WY	Outside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for property damage and obtaining food rewards.
50	201750	Unk	Cub	10/7/2017	Haystack Fork, BTNF-WY	Inside	Probable, undetermined cause, 2nd of 2 cubs whose radio-marked mother was found dead from an undetermined cause.
49	201749	Unk	Cub	10/7/2017	Haystack Fork, BTNF-WY	Inside	Probable, undetermined cause, 1st of 2 cubs whose radio-marked mother was found dead from an undetermined cause.
48	201748	F	Adult	10/7/2017	Haystack Fork, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, undetermined cause, remains of radio-marked adult female bear found, female had been accompanied by 2 cubs. No evidence found of her 2 cubs.
47	201747	Unk	Cub	10/26/2017	Little Sunlight Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 3rd of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense by elk hunter
46	201746	Unk	Cub	10/26/2017	Little Sunlight Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 2nd of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense by elk hunter
45	201745	Unk	Cub	10/26/2017	Little Sunlight Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 1st of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense by elk hunter
44	201744	F	Adult	10/26/2017	Little Sunlight Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, self-defense kill of female with 3 cubs by elk hunter.
43	201743	F	Subadult	10/25/2017	Aspen Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for attempting to get grain out of horse trailer. Bear had a recent head injury caused by gun shot.
42	201742	M	Subadult	10/23/2017	Wiggins Fork, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, self-defense kill of bear that charged hunters leading pack string with harvested elk.
41	201741	Unk	Cub	10/22/2017	Duck Crk, PR-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 3rd of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense at residence.
40	201740	Unk	Cub	10/22/2017	Duck Crk, PR-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 2nd of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense at residence.
39	201739	Unk	Cub	10/22/2017	Duck Crk, PR-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused,1st of 3 cubs of female killed in self-defense at residence.
38	201738	F	Adult	10/22/2017	Duck Crk, PR-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, self-defense kill of female with 3 cubs at residence
37	201737			2017	WY	Inside	Known, under investigation.
36	201736	F	Adult	10/16/2017	Bear Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, hunting related self-defense kill of a female accompanied by 2 yearlings.
35	201735	M	Adult	10/14/2017	Grayling Crk, PR-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for breaking into multiple buildings and obtaining food rewards.
34	201734	M	Adult	10/8/2017	Hoodoo Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, self-defense kill of an old bear in poor condition that was aggressively and repeatedly trying to enter a backcountry camp.
33	201733	F	Adult	10/9/2017	Open Crk, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, hunting related self-defense kill, bear had charged guide and hunters while group was loading harvested elk onto pack mules.
32	201732	M	Subadult	10/62017	Beaver Crk, CGNF-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, hunting related self-defense kill by archery hunters
31	201731	Unk	Cub	9/25/2017	Hebgen Ridge, CGNF-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 3rd of 3 cubs of female killed in hunting related self-defense.
30	201730	Unk	Cub	9/25/2017	Hebgen Ridge, CGNF-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 2nd of 3 cubs of female killed in hunting related self-defense.
29	201729	Unk	Cub	9/25/2017	Hebgen Ridge, CGNF-MT	Inside	Probable, human-caused, 1st of 3 cubs of female killed in hunting related self-defense.
28	201728	F	Adult	9/25/2017	Hebgen Ridge, CGNF-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, hunting related, self-defense kill of female with 3 cubs.
27	201727	M	Adult	9/24/2017	Green River, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for cattle depredations.
26	201726	M	Subadult	9/12/2017	Mosquito Lake, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for repeated cattle depredations.
25	201725	F	Adult	9/10/2018	Parque Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, hunting related self-defense kill of a female accompanied by 2 yearlings.
24	201724	Unk	Adult	2014 or earlier	Papoose Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, undetermined cause, old skull found, likely died prior to 2015.
23	201723	F	Subadult	9/92017	Greybull River, PR-WY	Outside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for frequenting developed areas and habituated behavior.
22	201722	M	Subadult	9/8/2017	Heart Lake, YNP	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for bold behavior towards humans, repeated property damages, and obtaining multiple food rewards.
21	201721	M	Adult	8/30/2017	Antelope Crk, BDNF-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, self-defense kill at site of bear killed domestic calf.
20	201720	M	Adult	8/21/2017	West Fork Madison River, BDNF	Inside	Known, human-caused, management removal for cattle depredations.
19	201719	M	Yearling	8/9/2017	Camp Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and live removal for habituation and bold behavior.
18	201718	M	Yearling	8/10/2017	Camp Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and live removal for habituation and bold behavior.
17	201717	F	Adult	7/30/2017	Buck Crk, PR-WY	Outside	Known, natural, remains of adult female found at cow carcass, likely killed and consumed by another bear.
16	201716	M	Subadult	8/5/2017	Gypsum Crk, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for cattle depredations.
15	201715			2017	WY	Inside	Known, under investigation.
14	201714	Unk	Cub	8/2/2017	Beartooth Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, natural, remains of cub found at bear at cow carcass, killed and consumed by another bear
13	201713	M	Adult	8/2/2017	North Fork Owl Crk, PR-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for cattle depredations.
12	201712	M	Adult	7/21/2017	Green River, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for livestock depredations.
11	201711	M	Yearling	7/15/2017	Gallatin River, US191-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, road kill.
10	201710	M	Adult	7/9/2017	West Goosewing Crk, BTNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for cattle depredations.
9	201709	M	Adult	Spring 2017	Yellowstone River, MT	Inside	Known, undetermined cause, found along bank of Yellowstone River, likely died during late winter or early spring 2017.
8	201708	F	Adult	5/4/2017	Alum Crk, YNP	Inside	Known, natural, radio-marked female died between 4/29 and 5/10, specific mechanism of mortality unknown.
7	201707	M	Subadult	5/26/2017	Wiggins Fork, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, road kill.
6	201706	F	Adult	5/21/2017	Camp Crk, SNF-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, mistaken identity kill by black bear hunter
5	201705	M	Adult	5/20/2017	Sheep Crk, CGNF-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, mistaken identity kill by black bear hunter
4	201704			2017	WY	Inside	Known, under investigation.
3	201703	M	Adult	4/25/2017	Yellowstone River, US89-MT	Inside	Known, human-caused, road kill on US89.
2	201702	M	Subadult	4/12/2017	Dell Crk, PR-WY	Inside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for property damage, entering structures and obtaining food rewards.
1	201701	M	Adult	3/24/2017	Greybull River, PR-WY	Outside	Known, human-caused, management capture and removal for livestock depredations.

Known mortality - a carcass is in hand; Probable mortality - evidence strongly suggests a mortality has occurred but no carcass is recovered. Abbreviations: BOR = Bureau of Reclamation; BLM = Bureau of Land Management; BTNF = Bridger-Teton National Forest; COY = cub-of-the-year; CTNF = Caribou-Targhee National Forest; GNF = Gallatin National Forest; GTNP = Grand Teton National Park; IDFG = Idaho Fish and Game; MTFWP = Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; PR = private land; ST= state owned land; SNF = Shoshone National Forest; UNK = Unknown; WRIR = Wind River Indian Reservation; WYGF = Wyoming Game and Fish; YNP = Yellowstone National Park.