The bear necessities of grizzly bear population recovery in Alberta, Canada

In our latest Practitioner’s Perspective, Towards grizzly bear population recovery in a modern landscape, Sean Coogan explains how new, multi-disciplinary approaches are being used to protect Canada’s threatened grizzly bears. The management and conservation of large carnivores can be socially controversial and politically charged. To make matters more complicated, the data required to make effective scientifically-informed management decisions may be lacking, or extremely difficult to … Continue reading The bear necessities of grizzly bear population recovery in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Applied EcologyOctober 2, 2018January 11, 20221 Comment

Journal news, Research summaries

Issue 55:3

From fisheries management, to reintroductions and land use policies, here are some highlights from issue 55:3: Addressing global fisheries management challenges in a changing world Our latest Spotlight, showcasing high-quality and topical research Targeted supplementary feeding supports reintroduction of endangered raptors This issue’s Editor’s Choice Is environmental legislation conserving tropical stream faunas? Looking beyond the trees in tropical forest landscapes Evaluating the temporal effectiveness of marine reserves Species recovery … Continue reading Issue 55:3

Journal of Applied EcologyMay 1, 2018January 5, 2022Leave a comment

Infographic, Research summaries

Infographic: the impacts of roads on grizzly bears

In this infographic, Clayton Lamb demonstrates how reducing roads and restricting vehicle access can support grizzly bear density. Read the full article, Effects of habitat quality and access management on the density of a recovering grizzly bear population in Journal of Applied Ecology. Continue reading Infographic: the impacts of roads on grizzly bears

Journal of Applied EcologyJanuary 9, 20181 Comment

Research summaries, Video

Video: Population density – a new method using remote cameras and radio collars

In this latest post, Jesse Whittington shares insights into new models for monitoring wildlife, including grizzly bears. Don’t forget to watch the video of some bears captured on camera! Whittington and colleagues’ Open Access article, Generalized spatial mark–resight models with an application to grizzly bears is available in the Journal of Applied Ecology. Wildlife managers around the world strive to estimate population abundance and the related … Continue reading Video: Population density – a new method using remote cameras and radio collars

Journal of Applied EcologyAugust 15, 2017August 15, 20171 Comment