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Spirit. Project WILD "Wild about Bears" conservation education workshop at Harriman State Park in Island Park, Idaho and at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, Montana on August 5-7, 2019.
The workshop was led by Lori Adams, Project WILD Coordinator for Idaho Fish and Game. Participants learned about the bears of Idaho. In addition to classroom sessions including presentations from biologists, participants were exposed to a variety of bear-related activities and demonstrations including hound tracking.
In 2002, Spirit became the first Montana Grizzly to be placed at the Center. As a six-year-old, mother of two, Spirit was known by Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists as “Easy” because of her easygoing personality and was often seen roaming the beach or golf course near the community in Whitefish, Montana. She obtained human food and was passing on this behavior to her cubs. Although she never was involved with aggressive tendency toward humans, it was only a matter of time before a dangerous situation became a reality. Spirit was relocated six times, but continued to return to the golf community even after intensive aversive conditioning. After one of her cubs was killed by a car, officials decided to remove the other cub by placing it in captivity at the Denver Zoo, and then to remove Spirit from the wild forever. She actively interacts with Sow 101, Coram, Grant and Roosevelt
The workshop was led by Lori Adams, Project WILD Coordinator for Idaho Fish and Game. Participants learned about the bears of Idaho. In addition to classroom sessions including presentations from biologists, participants were exposed to a variety of bear-related activities and demonstrations including hound tracking.
In 2002, Spirit became the first Montana Grizzly to be placed at the Center. As a six-year-old, mother of two, Spirit was known by Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists as “Easy” because of her easygoing personality and was often seen roaming the beach or golf course near the community in Whitefish, Montana. She obtained human food and was passing on this behavior to her cubs. Although she never was involved with aggressive tendency toward humans, it was only a matter of time before a dangerous situation became a reality. Spirit was relocated six times, but continued to return to the golf community even after intensive aversive conditioning. After one of her cubs was killed by a car, officials decided to remove the other cub by placing it in captivity at the Denver Zoo, and then to remove Spirit from the wild forever. She actively interacts with Sow 101, Coram, Grant and Roosevelt
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