The Northern View
Grizzlies face a myriad of threats, from the habitat loss to trophy hunting. They also face fierce competition for wild salmon from commercial and sport fisheries…
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Grizzlies
By–catch deprives bears
Island Tides
The bycatch of chum in BC’s pink salmon fisheries means thousands of pounds of chum won’t make it to their spawning grounds or the mouths of hungry carnivores…
The Bear Truth: Grizzlies’ hair reveals dependence on salmon
By Anne Casselman, Scientific American
Poor salmon runs along British Columbia’s central coast rainforest since 2003 have spurred scientists to gauge the fish’s nutritional impact on grizzly bears…
Salmon Management Should Include Bears, Whales and other Wildlife
The Huffington Post
January 6, 2011
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
As last year’s returning wild Pacific salmon headed upstream, scientists spawned a thought-provoking proposal about how taking less salmon might bring more benefits to both ecosystems and economies…
Salmon management should Include wildlife
As this year’s salmon head upstream, scientists have spawned a game-changing idea about how taking less salmon from the ocean might bring more benefits to ecosystems and economies…
The Bear Necessities
by Nick Garbutt, Geographical Magazine BC’s bear populations are intimately connected to the salmon on which they feed. But according to recent research, that connection goes all the way to the forest itself. Read more….. Geographic Magazine_Bears and Salmon.pdf
