Grizzly bear poachers flout the Endangered Species Act — and get away with it

Originally published by The Intercept on Dec. 20, 2023. Republished with permission from The Intercept, an award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Sign up for The Intercept’s Newsletter. This story may not be republished without the express permission of The Intercept. It was hunting season in Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest, and the marine sniper was alone on a backcountry trail more than an hour’s hike from his vehicle. He carried a camouflage Remington rifle and was in sight of an elk herd