Idaho Fish and Game brings biologists to Hailey for talk on bears

A presentation Friday night in Hailey will share analysis on black bears and grizzly bears in Idaho.

Jeremy Nicholson, a regional wildlife biologist with Idaho Fish and Sport in Idaho Falls, would be the major speaker. He research grizzly bears within the Larger Yellowstone Ecosystem, particularly round Island Park.

The company just lately killed 5 grizzly bears in that space after they’d gotten accustomed to human meals.

Sierra Robatcek, a regional wildlife biologist within the Magic Valley area, will discuss black bears within the Wooden River Valley.

Springtime is when Idaho Division of Fish and Sport officers often begin to hear studies of black bears making their approach into mountain communities and generally neighborhoods.

“All of us love our Idaho wildlife and we wish to be sure that wildlife stays wild, individuals keep secure, and one of many methods we do that’s by schooling,” stated Terry Thompson, the regional communications supervisor with Fish and Sport.

The occasion at 6:30 p.m. on the Faculty of Southern Idaho’s Hailey campus is co-sponsored by the Wooden River Valley Wildlife Sensible Communities Coalition. The group, comprised of land businesses, native governments and non-profits, fashioned in 2020 in response to an uptick in mountain lions sightings and assaults on pets inside Blaine County communities.

Black bears are generally discovered within the valley, too, digging by trash. Fish and Sport began getting studies of black bears close to Hailey in Might this yr, which Thompson stated is early.

“[People] put their rubbish cans out the night time earlier than rubbish decide up, bears get into it, after which what occurs is you situation these bears to start out in search of a rubbish can as a result of they know there’s going to be a meals reward there,” he stated.

The shows Friday will give group members concepts for the right way to handle their properties to attempt to reduce conflicts with wildlife.

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