Refine Techniques to Survey Harvested Bear Populations in Katmai National Park and Preserve and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

Project ID: J9W88040028

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Fiscal Year: 2004

Initial Funding: $47,519

Total Funding: $58,869

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Biological

National Park: Alaska Region

Principal Investigator: Butler, Lem

Agreement Technical Representative: Putera, Judy

Abstract: Estimate brown and black bear population size and composition using a line-transect double-count aerial census technique, developed by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Deliverables:

• Refining Monitoring Protocols to Survey Brown Bear Populations in Katmai National Park and Preserve and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (Final Report)