Note: The following is an overview of the ESGBP’s five annual reports (1994 through 1998). You also have the option of viewing the full text of the 1997 report (available in a PDF version), or the 1998 report (also available in PDF format).
OVERVIEW OF YEARLY REPORTS
The Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project has produced an annual report for each year of its existence thus far (1994-1997 inclusive). Each report contains information for that particular year on:
- Grizzly bear capture data in the Bow River Watershed.
- Grizzly bear trapping success in the Bow River Watershed.
- Status of all grizzly bears captured in the Bow River Watershed.
- Unduplicated grizzly bear females with cubs of the year in the Bow River Watershed.
- Reproductive status of known female grizzly bears in the Bow River Watershed.
- Summary of grizzly bear mortalities in the Bow River Watershed.
- Summary of grizzly bear translocations in the Bow River Watershed.
In addition to the yearly information, each annual report has specific information on various aspects of our research:
Year 1 (1994)
- Measures of genetic diversity in various populations of North American grizzly bears.
- Summary of serum chemistry values for grizzly bears captured in the Bow River Watershed.
Year 2 (1995)
- Regression of chest girth to body weight for grizzly bears in the Central Canadian Rocky Mountains
- The distribution of mtDNA lineages and genetic diversity (h) within North American brown bear populations (taken from Waits et al. 1996, with additional new data).
- Serum chemistry analysis
Year 3 (1996)
- Home ranges of all radio-collared male grizzly bears 1994 – 1996.
- Home ranges of all radio-collared female grizzly bears 1994 – 1996.
Year 4 (1997)
- Population estimate based on DNA hair sampling
- Critique of population estimation based on DNA hair sampling
Year 5 (1998)
- 5 year summary of reproductive status of known females
- 5 year summary of survival rates
- 5 year summary of home range sizes