Grizzly bear habitat management in Canada's Rocky Mountain parks: Balancing visitor expectations with bear habitat requirements

• Main Author: Elmeligi, Sarah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Ursus Arctos; Trail Survey; Interdisciplinary Research; Remote camera; Intercept survey; Human-bear encounter; Grizzly bear habitat use; Rocky Mountain National parks; 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity; 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management; 060201 Behavioural Ecology; Lone; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/1217006

Protected area managers are continually challenged to balance ecological integrity with human recreation needs and expectations. In Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper National Parks in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, part of this challenge is centered on providing grizzly bears with adequate access to high...