An adult female grizzly bear has been relocated from an area northwest of Cody, Wyo., to remote wilderness near Yellowstone National Park.
The bear, which had been preying on livestock, was relocated Aug. 6 to the Five Mile Creek Drainage region about five miles from Yellowstone’s East Entrance.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department stated in a news release that the bear was moved “to reduce conflict potential” with humans.
It’s one of several grizzly bears relocated to Five Mile Creek Drainage in recent years.
Relocation is considered a management tool “to minimize the chance of future conflicts and maximize the relocated grizzly bear’s chance for survival,” the WGFD stated.
Grizzly bears that are deemed a threat to public safety are not relocated, but rather euthanized.
The Aug. 6 relocation was carried out after consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
–Generic grizzly bear image courtesy of the National Park Service
