Bear Tracks No. 4, Grizzly Bear Studies Newsletter (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, Fall/Winter 1997/98)
This Fall/Winter 1997/98 newsletter of the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society reports on grizzly bear research in the central Arctic NWT, including evaluation of net-gun capture techniques, 1997 capture summaries of 57 bears, denning habitat studies, and wolf-bear interaction observations, along with updates on Diavik Diamond Mines wildlife baseline studies and Rob Gau's Master's thesis on bear food habits and body condition.
- Date
- 1997-10-01
- Document type
- permit
- Parties
- West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society (WKSS), Dean Cluff, Ray Case, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Penner and Associates Ltd., AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd., Government of Northwest Territories, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Resources, Wildlife, & Economic Development
- Locations
- Central Arctic, NWT, Northwest Territories, Canada, Aylmer Lake, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Saskatoon, Snowmass, Colorado, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Coronation Gulf, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Rae, Dettah, Mackay Lake, Fort Reliance, De Lutsel K'e, Fort Resolution, Contwoyto Lake
- Parameters
- grizzly bear capture methods, net-gun technology, tranquilizer darting, VHF collar monitoring, grizzly bear denning habitat, food habits, body condition, caribou predation, berry consumption, blood parameters, bioelectrical impulse analysis, wolf-bear interactions, satellite telemetry, habitat suitability modeling, land cover classification
- Pages
- 12
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