PARK COUNTY, Wyo. — An adult male grizzly bear was relocated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) on Friday, Oct. 25, following the bear “obtaining pet/livestock feed on private land in Park County,” the agency announced.
WGFD shared that the bear was released in the Fox Creek drainage, approximately 50 miles northwest of Cody. The decision was made with input by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Shoshone National Forest, WGFD said.
According to WGFD, grizzlies are relocated to prevent conflicts between bears and humans, a critical part of managing Wyoming’s growing grizzly bear population. Bears that are considered a threat to human safety are typically not relocated, and instead are removed from the population. Bears in Wyoming have been relocated for reasons including livestock depredation, habituated roadside behaviors and more.
WGFD stresses the importance of the public’s responsibility in bear management. Wyomingites should keep all attractants (including food, trash, horse feed and bird seed) unavailable to bears.
For more information on grizzly bear management and reducing the potential for conflicts, see WGFD’s Bear Wise Wyoming webpage.
