Capture : FWP will initiate capture operations when other options are not applicable or where 

 human safety is a concern. Capture efforts will be initiated when they are practical, and in a 

 timely manner. Management agencies often resort to translocation to reduce human-caused 

 mortality associated with problem bears. Relocating grizzly bears from human-bear conflict 

 situations is often times a short-term solution to an immediate crisis because many bears return 

 to the conflict site or continue problem behaviors where relocated. Survival of translocated bears 

 is largely affected by whether the bear returned to the capture site; return rates were most 

 affected by distance transported, and age and sex of the bear. Return rates decreased at distances 

 >75 km, and subadult females returned the least. Because of low survival and high return rates, 

 transporting grizzly bears should be considered a final action to eliminate a conflict situation. 

 However, transporting females must be considered a viable technique because some translocated 

 females have contributed to the population through successful reproduction. 



Removal : Lethal control techniques will be employed when other options are not practical and a 

 reasonable opportunity for removal exists. 



Bear-Human Interaction Risk Management Protocols 



1 . Provide conflict-avoidance information and education to people living, working, and 

 recreating in grizzly bear habitat. 



2. Provide timely information to the public and land management agencies about current 

 bear distribution, including relocations, food conditions, activity, potential and current 

 conflicts, and behaviors (news releases, etc.). Land management agencies will be 

 encouraged to contact their permittees with information that will help them avoid 

 conflicts. 



3. Monitor situations where the activities or behaviors of bears inhabiting areas increase the 

 Hkelihood of conflicts. 



4. Cooperate with livestock operators and land managers to develop strategies that minimize 

 the potential for bear damage. 



5. Cooperate with property owners, recreationists, and land managers to identify and resolve 

 potential conflicts. 



6. Pre-emptively relocate, aversively condition, deter, or remove bears when potential for 

 conflict is high and other techniques are not applicable. 



7. Relocate, adversely condition, deter, or remove bears involved in conflicts with humans, 

 or property when other techniques are not applicable. 



8. Design occupancy and population objectives that reduce the potential for conflicts in 

 specific grizzly management units. 



Rapid Response Protocols 



L Within each appropriate FWP region (in this case Regions 3 and 5), personnel will be 



trained and equipped to handle conflicts. 

 2. Conflict reporting procedures will be made available to the public through personal 



contacts and a variety of media channels. 



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