The program began in 1998 and continues to tackle important questions.
Grizzly Bear Program
The fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program provides knowledge and planning tools to ensure the long-term conservation of grizzly bears in Alberta.
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Swan Hills (BMA 7) Grizzly Bear Population Inventory
This DNA mark-recapture study uses hair snags to conduct the first ever estimate of the population of grizzly bears in BMA 7.
Clearwater (BMA 4) Grizzly Bear Population Inventory
This DNA mark-recapture study uses hair snags to conduct the first repeat estimate of the population of grizzly bears in BMA 4.Grizzly Bear Program Selected as a Finalist for the 2019 Emerald Awards
The Alberta Emerald Foundation recognizes 21 years of science, solutions, and partnerships.
Habitat States Change Detection Tool
The tool for Habitat States, a metric that combines habitat quality and risk for grizzly bears, is getting an upgrade.
Update: Co-existence of Grizzly Bears with Quarry Mining
The Grizzly Bear Program investigated animal use of an area shared by a quarry mine near Cadomin. Here's an update on all that has been happening.
Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western Alberta
Paper from the Grizzly Bear Program.
"Pine-ing" for cover: caribou & grizzly bear response to mountain pine beetle infestation in west-central Alberta | Poster
Poster presentation from the Caribou Program for ACTWS 2019.
EcoAnthromes of Alberta: An example of disturbance-informed ecological regionalization using remote sensing
Peer-reviewed publication from the Grizzly Bear Program. Journal of Environmental Management
Isobel Phoebus
Research Staff
Anja Sorensen
Research Staff
Karine Pigeon
Research Staff
Terry Larsen
Research Staff
Karen Graham
Research Staff
Gord Stenhouse
Program Lead
