(v) while some logging may not be detrimental to grizzly habitat, each 

 logging sale in areas inhabited by grizzly bear should be carefully 

 reviewed and evaluated. 



(b) Research. It is recognized by the commission that research on the habitat 

 requirements and population characteristics of the grizzly bear is essential for the 

 welfare of the species. Departmental research programs and proposals directed 

 at defining those habitat requirements are encouraged and supported. 



(c) Hunting and recreational use. The commission recognizes its 

 responsibility to consider and provide for recreational opportunities as part of a 

 grizzly bear management program. These opportunities shall include sport 

 hunting, recreational experiences, aesthetics of natural ecosystems, and other uses 

 consistent with the overall welfare of the species. 



(i) the department should consider the variability of values between 

 individuals, groups, organizations, and agencies when management 

 programs for various grizzly bear populations are developed. 



(ii) sport hunting is considered the most desirable method of balancing 

 grizzly bear numbers with their available habitat, minimizing depredations 

 against private property within or adjacent to grizzly bear habitat, and 

 minimizing grizzly bear attacks on humans. 



(d) Depredations. Contacts between grizzly bear and humans, or property of 

 humans, require delicate handling and careful consideration. When these contacts 

 reach the stage for definite action, the following actions should be carried out: 



(!) grizzly bear, in the process of threatening or endangering human 

 life, shall be captured or dispatched immediately. 



(ii) where no immediate threat to human life exists, individual bear 

 encounters with humans shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and 

 when the attack is abnormal or apparently unprovoked, the individual bear 

 involved shall be captured or dispatched. 



(iii) when the attack is normal (e.g. a female defending her cubs, any 

 bear defending its food, or any bear defending itselO but the situation 

 leads itself to no reasonable possibility of leaving the bear in place, then 

 the bear should be removed. 



(iv) grizzly bear committing depredations that do not directly endanger 

 human life but that are causing property losses shall be evaluated on an 

 individual case basis. 



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