Predicting Grizzly Bear Density in Western North America

• Main Authors: Mowat, Garth, Heard, Douglas C., Schwarz, Carl J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://summit.sfu.ca/item/14319

Conservation of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) is often controversial and the disagreement often is focused on the estimates of density used to calculate allowable kill. Many recent estimates of grizzly bear density are now available but field-based estimates will never be available for more than a sm...