Grizzly trapped, relocated
A 4-year-old grizzly was relocated by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday.
Wildlife Services began trapping near Coyote Meadows, in an area that has experienced confirmed cattle depredation from grizzly bears over the past week. On Monday night, a young grizzly bear was captured while visiting the kill site.
"Given the bear's smaller track size when compared with tracks previously found in the area, it was determined not to be the target bear. Without any direct evidence tying this bear to a depredation, the decision was made to relocate," an IDFG press release said.
In cooperation with the United Stats Fish and Wildlife Service and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, the young male grizzly was immobilized, given a body condition and health assessment, fitted with a GPS collar, and relocated to a remote area in the Fish Creek drainage on Forest Service land about 12 miles from the City of Island Park.
"While not always possible, relocation is a management tool that wildlife biologists use to minimize conflicts between humans and grizzly bears," the release said. "Relocation sites are chosen after considering the age, sex and type of conflict the bear was involved in, as well as the proximity to nearby human activity."
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