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.
Effects of roads and motorized human access on grizzly bear populations in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
A new paper from the Grizzly Bear Program.
Detecting changes in understorey and canopy vegetation cycles in West Central Alberta using a fusion of Landsat and MODIS
Paper from the Grizzly Bear Program
Harvested forests as a surrogate to wildfires in relation to grizzly bear foodsupply in west-central Alberta
Paper from the Grizzly Bear Program
Isobel Phoebus
Research Staff
Anja Sorensen
Research Staff
Terry Larsen
Research Staff
Karen Graham
Research Staff
Gord Stenhouse
Program Lead
