Demographics and population trends of grizzly bears in the Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk ecosystems of British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington

Ursus

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Wakkinen, Wayne L ^a   Kasworm, Wayne F ^b  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Cabinet yaak; Grizzly bear; Idaho; Montana; Mortality; Population trend; Reproduction; Selkirks; Survival; Ursus arctos; Washington

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044375241     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2004)015<0065:DAPTOG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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