Cody area grizzly relocated

Wyoming Game and Fish wardens trapped and relocated another adult female grizzly bear Monday.

The bear was captured after damaging property on private land on the South Fork of the Shoshone River, southwest of Cody, Wyoming.

In an effort to reduce the potential for future conflicts, the bear was relocated to the Blackrock Creek drainage, about 21 miles east of Moran, Wyoming.

Game and Fish says bears that are considered a threat to human safety are not relocated. Wardens will only attempt to capture a bear when all other options are exhausted or unavailable.

Game and Fish continues to stress the importance of the public’s responsibility in bear management and the importance of keeping all attractants (food items, garbage, horse feed, bird seed, and others) unavailable to bears. Reducing attractants available to bears reduces human-bear conflicts.