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.
Caribou and Grizzly Bears Response to Pine Forests Killed by Mountain Pine Beetle | QuickNote #2
2-page summary of the first year of a project from the Caribou, Grizzly Bear, and Mountain Pine Beetle Ecology Program.
How to Collect Grizzly Bear Scat
Instructions for how to collect scat samples for the Grizzly Bear Program
Grizzly bear response to fine spatial and temporal scale spring snow cover in Western 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
