Project Code:	OF-FOO-02
Program:	FRIP
Sponsor:	Foothills Model Forest

Object & Deliverables

 

In 1999, the Foothills Model Forest (FMF) initiated an international, co-operative, multidisciplinary grizzly bear research program. The primary goal of the six-year program was to provide knowledge and planning tools to land and resource managers to ensure the long-term conservation of grizzly bears in Alberta. An important outcome of this program was the development of tools and techniques that address landscape level conservation issues, a critical component to the successful management of grizzly bear populations throughout Alberta and North America.

The first phase of the FMF Grizzly Bear Project took place between 1999-2003. It resulted in significant findings for both land and wildlife management, and the creation of important new management tools.

In the second phase of the FMF Grizzly Bear Project, researchers will pursue two primary objectives: to provide grizzly bear habitat maps, probability of grizzly bear occurrence maps, and bear travel corridor maps for all grizzly bear populations units in Alberta and to pursue understanding of grizzly bear health, specifically body condition and reproductive health parameters, as they relate to landscape and environmental parameters.

Final Report

A full listing of technical papers is available on the FMF website at ww.fmf.ab.ca.

 

OF-FOO-02