4. Property owners may be provided deterrent or aversive conditioning supplies when appropriate for 

 management of specific conflicts. 



5. In cooperation with WS, livestock depredation information and evaluation training will be available 

 to livestock producers and their employees. 



6. Timely response by FWP for property destruction will be implemented. Management actions will be 

 determined based on the situation. 



Development and implementation of a comprehensive information and education program designed for 

 people who live, work, and recreate in grizzly bear habitat is essential to conflict prevention. Technical 

 assistance, including information on preventative and aversive techniques will be available to property 

 owners, outfitters, and land managers, and will promote successful co-existence and bear conservation. 

 Specific information and education recommendations are addressed in the Information and EducaHon 

 Section. 



In situations where bears occupy areas where the potential for conflicts are high (i.e. some subdivisions), 

 FWP will preemptively and actively manage grizzly bears to prevent damage and provide for human 

 safety. In the future, should recovery occur and the grizzly bear is delisted, when applicable, killing of 

 conflict bears by affected propertv owners mav be allowed through special authorization from FWP. 

 However, any such mortality will be constrained by mortality limits established for the population. FWP 

 would direct the disposition of any bear killed under any special authorization. 



Criteria for Conflict Bear Determination and Control 



Active grizzly management aimed at individual conflict bears will be required as part of the management 

 program. Moreover, FWP aims to continue to collaborate and consult with other agencies and/or tribal 

 authorities as part of the decision making process under the Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines. As per 

 Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines, the following criteria (see glossary for conflict bear definitions) will 

 be used when determining the appropriate response control to implement. 



1. FWP, or its authorized representative, will investigate reported human-grizzly bear conflicts as soon 

 as practical. FWP will initiate consultation with the affected parties or their representatives within 12 

 hours by phone or in person if possible. 



2. Bears displaying unacceptable aggression or considered a threat to human safety will be removed 

 from the population if appropriate under the Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines. 



3. Bears displaying natural defensive behavior will be removed when, under the Interagency Grizzly 

 Bear Guidelines, circumstances warrant removal and non-lethal methods are not feasible or practical. 



4. Bears displaying food-conditioned, or habituated behaviors, or damaging property may be relocated, 

 aversively conditioned, or removed based on specific details of the incident as per the Interagency 

 Grizzly Bear Guidelines. Management authorities will make this judgment after considering the 

 cause, location, and severitv of the incident or incidents. FWP will inform the affected people of the 

 management direction chosen. 



5. Bears may be preemptively moved when they are in areas where they are likely to come into conflicts 

 with humans or their property as per the Interagency Grizzly Bear Guidelines. Conversely, people 

 may be temporarily excluded from an area if the situation has a high risk to the public, e.g. a carcass 

 located on a trail that is being fed on by grizzlies. 



6. Bears may be relocated as indicated in conflict guidelines or as FWP, in collaboration with other 

 agencies, determines is appropriate, especially in years where mortality may be excessive in other 

 areas. These mav include on site relocations or short distance relocations. 



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