Grizzly trapped and relocated in Island Park area

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise and photograph from Idaho Fish and Game.

ISLAND PARK — After consultation pinch nan United States Fish and Wildlife Service, nan Idaho Department of Fish and Game relocated a 5-year-old female grizzly carnivore connected Wednesday.

Wildlife Services began trapping southeast of Henry’s Lake successful an area that has knowledgeable respective confirmed cattle depredations owed to grizzly bears complete nan past respective weeks. A 257-pound female grizzly was captured connected nan nighttime of Aug. 20 while visiting nan site. Given nan beingness of different bears astatine nan termination site, and having nary anterior history of cattle depredation, nan determination was made to relocate this bear.

In practice pinch nan USFWS and nan Caribou-Targhee National Forest, nan sow grizzly was immobilized, fixed a assemblage information and wellness assessment, fitted pinch a power collar and relocated to a distant area successful nan Fish Creek drainage connected Forest Service onshore astir 12 miles from nan metropolis of Island Park.

While not ever possible, relocation is simply a guidance instrumentality that wildlife biologists usage to minimize conflicts betwixt humans and grizzly bears. Relocation sites are chosen aft considering nan age, activity and type of conflict nan carnivore was progressive in, arsenic good arsenic nan proximity to adjacent quality activity. Because of nan inability to move bears crossed authorities lines and nan constricted size of Idaho’s grizzly carnivore betterment area wrong nan Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, fewer suitable relocation sites exist.

Grizzly bears are federally protected and relocated successful accordance pinch authorities and national laws and regulations. IDFG is required to update nan nationalist whenever a grizzly carnivore is relocated and will proceed to show this bear’s movements and activities. Before immoderate relocation occurs, IDFG consults pinch nan due agencies to minimize nan chance of early conflicts and maximize nan relocated grizzly bear’s chance of survival.