This project will determine how forestry in west-central Alberta is affecting ungulate populations, including moose, elk, and deer. It will also investigate whether ungulate availability affects grizzly bear movement, behaviour, body condition and reproduction.
The second part of this project is to understand how grizzly bear's respond to harvested and unharvested areas adjacent to caribou zones. We want to know how resource availabilty is influencing their movement and behaviour.
Project Begins
Progress update: Teams begin collaring grizzly bears
Bears Collared
Progress update: Field crew begins visiting "cluster sites"where collared bears spend >4 hours
Peer-reviewed publication from the fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program.
Article from the journal Biological Conservation based on research from the fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program.
Peer reviewed publication from the fRI Research Grizzly Bear program, in Canadian Journal of Zoology
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