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Grizzly bears are an iconic species and the focus of a growing eco-tourism industry in First Nations communities in coastal British Columbia, Canada. Monitoring the effects of eco-tourism and other human activities on bear population health is essential to establish practices that minimally influence bears. This project aims to investigate a novel, rapid approach for monitoring bears using trace amounts of DNA collected from carcasses of salmon chewed on by bears in comparison with the more traditional approach for monitoring bears using hair samples. Information generated by this work will inform conservation of bears and their habitat and will guide further development of eco-tourism.
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Heather Bryan
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Geography / Geology / Earth science
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