| Although not located in the Columbia Mountains, the Flathead drainage of southeastern British Columbia is the site of a black and grizzly bear study that has been conducted by CMI members for the past 18 years. The Flathead Bear Study has focused on the relationship between bears and industrial activity but, due to its longevity and intensity, the study has explored many facets of bear ecology. Currently, female survival and reproduction and dispersal patterns of both sexes are major objectives of field work while continuing the development of a cumulative effects/timber supply model is the primary analytical objective. Due to relatively good access and a high density of bears, the Flathead Study Area has proved to be an excellent location to study both species of bears. Project leaders: Dr. Bruce McLellan and Fred Hovey Recent Reports and Publications:McLellan, B.N. and D. Reiner. 1994. A review of bear evolution. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 9:85-96. McLellan, B.N. 1994. Density dependent population regulation of brown bears. Pages 15-24 in M. Taylor (ed). Density dependent population regulation in black, brown, and polar bears. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. Monogr. Series No. 3 McLellan, B.N. and F.W. Hovey. 1995. The diet of grizzly bears in the Flathead drainage of Southeastern British Columbia. Can. J. Zoology 73:704:712. Hovey, F.W. and B.N. McLellan. 1996. Estimating population growth of grizzly bears from the Flathead River drainage using computer simulations of reproductive and survival rates. Can. J. Zoology 74:1409-1416. McLellan, B.N. and V. Banci. 1996. Brown bears in Canada. Special report to the IUCN. McLellan, B.N. 1996. Maintaining viability of brown bears along the southern fringe of their distribution. Int. Conf. Bear Res. and Manage. 10:(In Press) Hovey, F.W., R. McCann, and B.N. McLellan. 1997. Some factors affecting daily activity patterns of brown bears from the Flathead Drainage of British Columbia and Montana. Submitted. J. Zool. McLellan, B.N. and A.N. Hamilton. 1997. Grizzly bear conservation in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. In prep. Cons. Biol.
Bruce McLellan
Wildlife Research Biologist
B.C. Forest Service Research Branch
C/O Columbia Forest District
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Revelstoke, B.C.
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