• Total state funding. 



• Total private funding. 



• Combination of all or part of the above. 



• Short term - Continued funding by federal and state governments. 



• Long term - Creation of an Endowment Fund seeded by the federal 

 government. Interest from the corpus will be used to fund the majority of 

 costs. (Current proposal being forwarded by the Wyoming Game and Fish 

 Department) 



The need for comprehensive, ongoing education to help people 

 understand management strategies and increase tolerance for the bear. 



Issue Statement 



Education is critical to the success of the recovery strategy in 

 order to increase tolerance of the bear and reduce bear mortality; move 

 toward a less restrictive strategy; and promote human safety. The desired 

 end results include safety and the ability to share public lands with bears 

 and long-term survivability of grizzly bears. Educational materials should 

 use accurate, current science, be based on educational curriculum design, 

 and be easily understood. Materials should also help people understand the 

 social and economic factors involved in managing for grizzly bears. The 

 responsibility should be appropriately shared among federal, state, local 

 and citizen interest groups with materials develop to reach a variety of 

 audiences and users including local governments, hunters/outfitters, those 

 who use the land for grazing, recreationists, commodity extractors, 

 Homeovmers, school children and visitors from out of the area. 



Guiding Principles 



• Maximize human safety. 



• Minimize bear mortality. 



• Use current, accurate, science-based educational curriculums. 



• Assure user-friendly materials and programs. 



• Identify and prioritize target groups. 



Interests/Needs 



• In areas managed for grizzly bear, it is in the interest of homeowners, 

 the local public, public land recreationists and commodity users, and 

 out-of-the area visitors: 



o To be adequately informed so they vinderstand safety measures. 

 o To understand the social and economic factors related to managing 



grizzly bears. 

 o To understand "nuisance bear" guidelines. 



• It is in the interest of advocacy groups to have public tolerance of 

 grizzly bears and to have people understand mzinagement strategies. 



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