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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Katherine C. Kendall,
USGS Glacier Field Station, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT
59936-0128 Email:
kkendall@usgs.gov
Lisette
Waits, Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow,
ID 83844-1136. Email: lwaits@uidaho.edu
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
Katherine C. Kendall,
USGS Glacier Field Station, Glacier National Park, West Glacier,
MT 59936-0128 Email:
kkendall@usgs.gov
A
study to estimate the grizzly bear population size in the Northern Continental
Divide Ecosystem (information sheet, pdf format).
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
A non-invasive sampling method was used in this study which spanned 8100 km2 (2
million acres) of land under
multiple ownership within the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem in
Northwest Montana. Objectives included: population estimation, development of
a monitoring protocol, create a genetic library, and optimize genetic
techniques.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
A non-invasive sampling method is used in this study which spans 32,438 km2
(8 million acres) of land under multiple ownership within the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem in
Northwest Montana. Objectives included: population estimation and development
of a genetic library for the NCDE.
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