TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.) 



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Bear Repellents and Deterrents 34 



Aversive Conditioning 34 



Management Control 34 



Livestock Conflict 35 



Property Damage 37 



Conflict Management Guidelines 38 



Response Actions 38 



Grizzly Bear-Human Interaction Risk Management Protocols 39 



Rapid Response Protocols 39 



Criteria for Conflict Grizzly Bear Determination and Control 40 



Disposition Criteria for Bears Removed in Management Actions 41 



Conflict Monitoring Protocol 41 



Alternatives Considered 41 



B. HABITAT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 42 



Habitat Security and Motorized Access 43 



Food Sources 44 



Private Land Development 45 



Trai Is 45 



Habitat Monitoring Guidelines 47 



Habitat Management Guidelines 47 



Habitat Guidelines for Grizzly Bears Currently in place in Western Montana 49 



Alternatives Considered 49 



C. POPULATION MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 49 



Monitoring Framework 50 



Population Size and Distribution 50 



Population Trend Monitoring 51 



Population Monitoring Guidelines 51 



Population Management Guidelines 52 



Future Distribution 54 



Alternatives Considered 56 



D. HARVEST MANAGEMENT 56 



Harvest Management Guidelines 58 



Alternatives Considered 60 



E. ENFORCEMENT 60 



Alternatives Considered 62 



F. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH 62 



Alternatives Considered 65 



G. FUTURE RESEARCH 65 



H. COSTS AND FUNDING 66 



Alternatives Considered 68 



I. EXPANDED LOCAL INVOLVEMENT 68 



