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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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.
The Co-existence of a Threatened Population of Grizzly Bears with Quarry Mining in Alberta, Canada
This project will work with local high school students and quarry workers to determine grizzly bear use of the quarry site.Managing the Move: How Can We Improve Translocation Success?
A new paper from the Grizzly Bear Program determines what helps a translocation succeed.
Bears, Awards, Quarries
The Grizzly Bear Program is studying bear use of a quarry near Cadomin, Alberta.
UBC-led project with the Grizzly Bear Program Receives $1.4M for Research to Support Recovery Efforts
Grant from NSERC supports multi-disciplinary grizzly bear conservation research in Alberta.
Natural regeneration on seismic lines influences movement behaviour of wolves and grizzly bears
Peer reviewed paper from the Caribou, GIS, and Grizzly Bear Programs.
Infographic: Movement of Predators Influenced by Seismic Lines
Graphical abstract for the paper, "Natural regeneration on seismic lines influences movement behaviour of wolves and grizzly bears."
Using spatial mark-recapture for conservation monitoring of grizzly bear populations in Alberta
Peer reviewed 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
