We are 31 Montana professional wildlife biologists and habitat managers with a total of 1,008 years of experience. As of mid-November 2025, seven grizzly bears have been killed in Montana for “defense-of-life” (the term used to characterize bears killed because of their perceived threat to human life). That is 23% of the total number of known grizzly deaths in Montana this year. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Fish and Wildlife Service have released minimal information about these incidents.