COEUR d’ALENE — Wildlife managers did a flyover of the Coeur d’Alene River drainage Monday and determined the lost Montana grizzly bear is still roaming the area.

“The bear is still in the same vicinity,” said Wayne Kasworm from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Libby, Mont. “It’s probably not the best place for him to be, but he didn’t get the memo.”

Kasworm said there were a couple sightings over the weekend by fishermen on the river, but that was about it. He was unsure if the local authorities have plans to trap the bear and relocate it.

If they do decide to recapture the bear, Kasworm said, a group of agencies would assess the bear’s condition and make a determination on where the bear would be released.

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