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BUTTE — A hunter shot a grizzly bear in self-defense in Eureka Basin in the south Gravelly Mountains Saturday, according to Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Morgan Jacobsen, FWP information and education program manager for Region 3, said he could not release the name of the hunter because the hunter requested privacy.

The hunter was not injured. The hunter reported the incident the same day, according to FWP.

Jacobsen said FWP is investigating the issue along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Grizzly bears are threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

The two agencies are also looking into two grizzly bear deaths caused by humans that happened last week in the West Yellowstone area.

There have been repeated reports of grizzly bear activities in the Gravelly Mountains this fall. Three hunters were attacked in two separate incidents in the western Gravellies in September. The U.S. Forest Service shut down several trails in the Teepee Creek and Lobo Mesa areas of the Gravellies due to a high number of grizzly bears in August.

The U.S. Forest Service reopened the trails last month, said Leona Roderick, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest spokesperson.