We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, are seeking your help in solving a grizzly bear mortality. The animal was found dead along Deep Lake Trail in Park County, Wyoming on May 30, 2025, with an apparent fatal gunshot wound.
We are offering a monetary reward for information that leads to the arrest, and or, charges being filed against a responsible party. Payment of rewards is the discretion of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is linked to specific federal wildlife laws. The amount of any reward we may pay is commensurate with the information or assistance received. Many of our law enforcement investigations are solved because people who see unlawful activities reach out to us or their local game warden. In tandem to this community effort, we established the use of financial rewards to people who provide critical information. This program allows us to thank everyday people who help us investigate and stop these crimes, all while protecting their anonymity in the process.
If you have any information regarding the death of this bear, or any other wildlife crimes, please call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Cody, Wyoming at 307-527-7604, or Wyoming Game and Fish Department Cody Regional Office at 307-527-7125. We will apply applicable legal protections to anyone providing information used during the investigation.
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