Physiological indicators of social and nutritional stress can provide insight into the
responses of species to changes in food availability. In coastal British Columbia, Canada …

The measurement of cortisol in hair is becoming important in studying the role of stress in
the life history, health and ecology of wild mammals. The hair cortisol concentration (HCC) is …

Guided by deeply held cultural values, First Nations in Canada are rapidly regaining legal
authority to manage natural resources. We present a research collaboration among …

We evaluated the potential of two noninvasive genetic sampling methods, hair traps and
bear rub surveys, to estimate population abundance and trend of grizzly (Ursus arctos) and …

The Anthropocene is an era of marked human impact on the world. Quantifying these
impacts has become central to understanding the dynamics of coupled human‐natural …

A major unresolved question for omnivorous carnivores, like most species of bears, is to
what degree are populations influenced by bottom–up (food supply) or top–down (human …

Accurate and precise estimates of population size are critical for effective management but
can be particularly difficult to achieve for small populations of large carnivores. We …

One of the challenges in conservation is determining patterns and responses in population
density and distribution as it relates to habitat and changes in anthropogenic activities. We …

Conservation of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) is often controversial and the disagreement
often is focused on the estimates of density used to calculate allowable kill. Many recent …

Spatially explicit capture–recapture (SECR) models are gaining popularity for estimating
densities of mammalian carnivores. They use spatially explicit encounter histories of …