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Frequently, IDFG receives calls from members of the public advising or seeking advice on situations involving wildlife where risk to human safety and/or property is perceived. Reporting party and landowner information, conflict location, and other details are inserted into this table by IDFG staff |
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Frequently, IDFG receives calls from members of the public advising or seeking advice on situations involving wildlife where risk to human safety and/or property is perceived. Reporting party and landowner information, conflict location, and other details are inserted into this table by IDFG staff |
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>IDFG categorizes wildlife-human conflicts based on human injury and the behavior of the</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>wildlife involved (see attached chart). IDFG will provide guidelines to its personnel for</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>addressing situations involving human injuries or fatalities caused by wildlife attacks on</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>livestock and domestic animals, and nuisance behavior.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN /></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>For incidents involving serious bodily injury or death of a person, the Wildlife-Human</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Attack Response Team (WHART) will be activated and respond consistent with WHART</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Guidelines and Procedures. The WHART’s responsibilities include acting to protect the</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>safety of the public and incident responders; attempting to identify, locate, and control the</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>animal(s) involved in the incident; and conducting, documenting and reporting investigative</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>findings.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN /></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>IDFG’s intent is to provide timely and appropriate response to wildlife-human conflicts,</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>particularly attacks on humans, human safety threats, and loss of domestic animals. IDFG</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>may take appropriate measures to control wildlife, up to and including lethal control, in</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>such situations. Control measures will be conducted as safely and humanely as</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>practicable under the circumstances. IDEG may also promote preventative measures to</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>reduce such conflicts.</SPAN></SPAN></P><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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Wildlife Conflict Reports |
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["Wildlife","conflicts","depredations","scary animals","human safety"] |
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