McCarthy Bear Project
Project ID: UI-01-1
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Idaho
Fiscal Year: 2001
Initial Funding: $45,000
Total Funding: $62,160
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Interdisciplinary
National Park: Alaska Region
Principal Investigator: Wright, Gerry
Agreement Technical Representative: Sharp, Devi
Abstract: 1)To gain an understanding of the type of bear/human conflicts that currently exist or may develop in the study area as a consequence of increased visitor use, home-site development, and facility development; 2)To document the general biological and behavioral characteristics of both the black and grizzly bear population in the study area and where possible contrast those with the specific characteristics of those bears involved in conflicts with humans.
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