CPW cautions relocation often fails; euthanasia can be required for public safety
CPW described limits to relocating nuisance bears—relocated animals frequently return or cause problems elsewhere—and recounted a case where a bear that caused extensive neighborhood damage was euthanized after posing a continuing risk.
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Philip Sorensen told residents that relocation is not always an effective long‑term solution because bears that associate people with food often return to human‑occupied areas or move to nearby communities and resume the same behavior.
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