Richard R. Knight Bonnie M. Blanchard 1995 <p>Relocating grizzly bears (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) from human/bear conflict situations has been a standard management procedure. Using data from Yellowstone National Park, we present components of situations that may affect the outcome of a relocation. Survival rates of transported bears were lower (<i>l</i>_x = 0.83) (<i>P</i> = 0.001) than those not transported (<i>l</i>_x = 0.89). Survival was largely affected by whether the bear returned to the capture site (<i>P</i> = 0.029). Return rate was most affected by distance transported (<i>P</i> = 0.012) and age-sex group (<i>P</i> = 0.014). Return rates decreased at distances -75 km, and subadult females returned least (<i>P</i> = 0.050) often. Because of low survival and high return rates, transporting grizzly bears should be considered a final action to eliminate a conflict situation. However, transporting females must be considered a viable management technique because transports of some individuals have resulted in contributions to the population through successful reproduction.</p> application/pdf 10.2307/3802463 en Wildlife Society Biological consequences of relocating grizzly bears in the Yellowstone ecosystem article