Kuiu Island Black Bear Pilot Study: Population Estimation and Sexual Segregation. Research Final Performance Report, 1 July 2000-30 June 2001

摘要

Studies to evaluate the population size of black bears have not been conducted in Southeast Alaska, where black bear harvest has increased at about 10% annually over the past decade. Hunting pressure has increased to the point where local hunters and big game guides are concerned about declines in the number of bears on Kuiu Island. Since estimating the population size of bears in forested habitats is notoriously difficult, we have used this 1 year pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of novel population estimation techniques along with testing the assumptions of these methods.