British Columbia Grizzly
British Columbia Grizzly
SCI Foundation’s BC Grizzly Bear project focuses on studying the predation behavior of grizzly bears to inform future management and harvesting strategies for their populations.
Collaborating with First Nations in British Columbia, the project aims to address the growing grizzly bear populations and their effects on culturally significant species like caribou and moose. Over the past decade, while grizzly bear numbers have increased, populations of ungulates such as moose, caribou, Stone’s sheep, and mountain goats have declined. The suspension of licensed grizzly bear hunting in the province has raised concerns about potentially higher predation rates on these ungulate species.
