State of Idaho Yellowstone grizzly bear management plan to accompany HCR 62, as modified by House Resource and Conservation Committee

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This document provides the recommended components of grizzly bear management in eastern Idaho, as developed by the Delisting Advisory Team. Upon review by the Director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Fish and Game Commission, and Idaho legislature, these recommendations will be approved and adopted as the management plan for grizzly bears in eastern Idaho. The primary reason for most management efforts is to ensure long-term annual benefits from the wildlife resource to the human population. Such management efforts also benefit wildlife populations. A variety of “products” are provided by healthy wildlife populations, including tangibles such as harvest, watchable wildlife, scientific values, and recreational economic benefits, and intangibles such as social and cultural values. Wildlife is held in public trust for the people of Idaho, who ultimately decide which mix of products is most desirable. Throughout this document the team has attempted to consider the interests of all Idahoans, as well as the needs of the grizzly bear, within biological, economic, social, and staffing constraints. Included in the document are discussions about grizzly bear distribution and habitat management, grizzly bear population monitoring, public information and education, conflict management, harvest management, and program cost and funding.

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SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
[IYGBDAT] Idaho's Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Delisting Advisory Team. 2002. State of Idaho Yellowstone grizzly bear management plan to accompany HCR 62, as modified by House Resource and Conservation Committee. Unpublished document.