Action HM-A6:
Develop methods to collate available data from harvested bears and how to analyze that data
Summary of the Action:
Methods development to collate available data from harvested bears and how to analyze that data.
Action Lead:
Dave Gustine (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Action Contacts:
Melissa Galicia (Environment and Climate Change Canada; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Erik Andersen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Participants:
Polar Bear Range States members:
| United States: |
Dave Gustine (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Erik Andersen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
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Canada: |
Caroline Ladanowski (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Evan Richardson (Environment and Climate Change Canada) Melissa Galicia (Environment and Climate Change Canada; Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) |
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Greenland: |
Fernando Ugarte (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Greenland, and IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group) |
Invited expert:
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University of Washington: |
Eric Regehr |
Duration of action:
January 2024 - November 2025
Deliverables/ output:
- D1. White paper on methodology to collate and analyze available data from harvested bears.
Expected impact/outcome
(i.e., how the action will affect progress towards achieving the Objective):
Provide an understanding of information that can be gained from harvested bears to inform subpopulation status, as well as the type of study that may be required for a comprehensive subpopulation assessment.