Observations of Grizzly Bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) associated with abundance of spawning Kokanee (<i>Oncorhynchus nerka</i>) at an inland river, British Columbia, Canada

A Review of Grizzly Bear Harvest Management in British Columbia

This review builds on the information presented in Hamilton and Austin (2002). The purposes are: 1) to identify and present information on the outstanding scientific and management issues involved in assuring that hunting does not represent a conservation threat to grizzly bear populations and, 2) to outline potential future directions that are under consideration for grizzly bear harvest manag...

Predicting Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) densities in British Columbia using a multiple regression model

We determined the relationships between Grizzly Bear density and ultimate measures of ecosystem productivity and mortality at a landscape scale using multiple linear regression and field based density estimates from Grizzly Bear populations across western North America. We found that Grizzly Bear densities in non-coastal environments were positively related to the mean annual rainfall, to the p...

Effects of local and global change on an inland sea: the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada

Global changes manifest themselves in coastal waters depending on local oceanography and ecosystems. In this paper, we consider the Strait of Georgia as a case study. After examining physical and chemical processes and trends, we discuss consequences of change on geochemical cycling and biota. Several components of the system are vulnerable. Declines in pH and O2 of basin waters, partly importe...

Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada

Information on animal distribution and abundance is integral to wildlife conservation and management. However abundance estimates have not been available for many cetacean species inhabiting the coastal waters of Canada’s Pacific coast, including those species that were heavily depleted by commercial whaling. Systematic sightings surveys were conducted in the inshore coastal waters of the Insid...

Management of Grizzly Bears in British Columbia: a Review by an Independent Scientific Panel