Wyoming Game and Fish personnel captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear Saturday. The bear was captured for livestock depredation on private lands northwest of Cody. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bridger Teton National Forest, it was relocated to Blackrock Creek drainage approximately 20 miles east of Moran Junction. Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool afforded to large carnivore biologists to minimize conflicts between humans and grizzly bears and is critical to the management of the population. Once the animal is captured, all circumstances are taken into account when determining if the individual should be relocated or removed from the population. If relocation is warranted, the selection of a relocation site is determined taking into consideration the age, sex, and type of conflict the bear was involved in as well as potential human activity in the vicinity of the relocation site. This particular site was chosen due to the lack of human presence in the area. Consultation with the appropriate personnel and agencies occurs to minimize the chance of future conflicts and maximize the survival potential of the relocated grizzly bear. Bears that are deemed an immediate threat to human safety are not released back into the wild.
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