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| Board backs grizzly bear delistment |
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The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, May 16, adopted a position statement on grizzly bears in Idaho.
The statement supports the removal of grizzly bears in Idaho from the federal list of threatened and endangered species.
"Idaho can manage the bears better," commission Tony McDermott of the Panhandle Region said.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could save millions by simply delisting the bear throughout all of Idaho, he said. The state has the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms in place, and people would be more tolerant of bears if the state were managing them.
The commission would continue to act to ensure sustainable grizzly bear populations for the foreseeable future in the occupied core habitats the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has identified in Idaho, the statement says.
"Key to the success of this effort is effective and efficient management of bear-human conflict."
Depredation hunt sign-ups open through June 30
The sign-up period to participate in depredation hunts this year runs through June 30.
Hunters may apply for deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear - but only once for each species. See pages 97 and 98 in the big game rule book.
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